Jump – Irish Arts Review
Critical Review, Dr Medb Ruane , Spring 2019
Four neon letters on the wall leading to Cléa van der Grijn’s touring exhibition of paintings and film spell out the word ‘Jump’. Part…
Perspective and Vision in Jump
Essay, Dr Veronica O'Neill, Issue 1: January-February 2019
No definition of art can be based solely upon an examination of artworks, just as no definition of reality can be found where we…
Reconstructing Memory – Irish Independent
Critical Review, Niall MacMonagle , August 28 2017
What Lies Beneath For Sligo-based artist Clea van der Grijn, there were “too many lost years trying to be something I was not. I…
Reconstructing Memory – The Thin Air
Critical Review, Rebecca Kennedy
Irish artist Cléa van der Grijn has spent nearly a decade meditating on our society’s response to death and loss. From 2008’s Momentos to…
Reconstructing Memory – Circa Magazine
Critical Review
Venturing into ‘Reconstructing Memory’, a multi-media exhibition featuring large-scale paintings, photography, installations, artifacts and sculptures at The Model, Sligo, is a truly subversive experience. The…
Reconstructing Memory – The Sunday Times
Critical Review, Cristin Leach
In Mexico, the date of birth is marked on the graves of children, but not the date they died. The feelings evoked by this…
Reconstructing Memory – The Guardian
Critical Review, Editor
Cléa van der Grijn: Reconstructing Memory Limerick City Gallery of Art. Following a residency in Mexico, Van der Grijn presents intricately haunting installations embodying…
Picture This: Reconstructing Memory @ The Model
Essay, Rebecca Kennedy, 17th December 2016 – 2nd April 2017
Irish artist Cléa van der Grijn has spent nearly a decade meditating on our society’s response to death and loss. From 2008’s Momentos to…
Engaged Process: Temporality, Place & Memory
Essay, Megan Johnston, September 2016
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of…