IMMA Earth Rising 2025

12th – 14th September
Laney Mannion | Jane Cassidy | Marie Louise Heffernan | Alannah Robins
We are very excited to be one of 4 project selected nationally for the Open Call at Earth Rising Festival, with an urgent and important new project: Bearing Witness | Holding Space | Making Injury Visible 

Bearing Witness | Holding Space | Making Injury Visible is a powerful project exploring the environmental and cultural impact of offshore wind farms on Ireland’s coastal communities. Led by artists Jane Cassidy and Laney Mannion, alongside ecologist Marie Louise Heffernan and curator Alannah Robins, the project centres on the proposed wind farm at Sceirde Rocks, Connemara.

Through immersive sound and light installations and participatory workshops the project invites audiences to explore the delicate balance between renewable energy and marine biodiversity. Visitors will interact with a tactile, immersive installation to activate recordings of seabird calls, explore migration paths, and print woodcut stories based on local folklore.

Urgent and thought-provoking, the project celebrates the unique richness of Ireland’s marine ecosystems— true jewels of its biodiversity. At the same time, it critically examines the industrialisation of our seas. Amplifying the voices of coastal communities, it encourages a national conversation about sustainable climate action that protects both ecosystems and cultural heritage.

Find us in the Upper North Range, 2 floors over the restaurant

https://imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising/

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