UNSEEN

Unseen is a multidisciplinary hour long performance looking at the notion of things that are invisible but vital parts of an ecosystem: from benevolent microscopic organisms, to hidden disabilities, and the invisible forces that change the course of lives.

A collaboration between abstract painter Stacey White, and contemporary dancer Tara Brandel, Unseen is a live performance and visual arts installation layering video projection, contemporary dance, sound, text, and mixed media paintings to make the invisible, present and felt, with video design by Luca Trufferelli and sound design by Niall O’Caroll.

Focusing on the invisibility of plankton (a life giving microscopic organism that produces 50% of the world's oxygen) and the unseen forces of nature, both benevolent and malevolent, Unseen is an examination of what gives life.

Since 2019 Stacey White has gathered waters from multiple global locations to develop microscopic images of plankton which she used to create an extensive body of abstract paintings of plankton. Spanning 4 years of interdisciplinary collaboration between dance and visual art, and extensive research on plankton, including working with UCC plankton scientists at Loch Hyne Marine Reserve, Unseen is finally premiering as a performance.

2024 Performances:

Dance Cork Firkin Crane, Cork – 17 & 18 May
Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow – 19 June