Safe Place To Rest Your Head

This project explores Dearbhail's personal relationship with light, uncovering fragments of safety in these transformational spaces, and exploring the idea of reclaiming one's own silence in domestic spaces.
She does this through visual installation in the form of photography, performance and film.

‘Safe Place To Rest Your Head’ (the title of this project) came from a nightly prayer Dearbhail would have said as a child before bed, which is reminiscent of childhood innocence and safety in a domestic space. The name came about after discussing with artist Michaela Nash from Artist for Watermelons (an artist lead fundraiser for medical aid to Gaza), and how my pieces related to the Palestinian people. This ended up being a turning point for this project and helped her realise her main drive behind this

project. 

This project is personal and important given current rates of femicides and lack of consequence for abusers in Northern Ireland.