Entirely hollow aside from the dark

Entirely hollow aside from the dark 2017 tour

Entirely hollow aside from the dark is a psycho-acoustic sound performance within caves; ancient natural auditoriums carved into the underbelly of Ireland’s countryside. Using the cave as a physical metaphor for the mind the cavern personifies an assumed consciousness. In the darkness, a symphony of sounds unfold from the fissure between reality and imagination, swirling an inner dialogue down a curious yet treacherous path of self-identity.

Entirely hollow aside from the dark is an artwork created by AlanJames Burns, made in collaboration with writer Sue Rainsford and sound editor Ian Dunphy.

Entirely hollow aside from the dark was initially commissioned by Fingal County Council Arts Office. The 2017 national tour is core funded by the Arts Council of Ireland Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme. 

Entirely hollow aside from the dark 19 channel sound performance at night time, 30 min, 2016 Smuggler’s Cave, Tower Bay Beach, Portrane, Co. Dublin Entirely hollow aside from the dark is a psycho-acoustic sound performance at Smuggler’s Cave - an ancient natural auditorium carved into the underbelly of Portrane’s cliffside. The cave embodied the mind of a female, questioning her reality, wherein an audible inner dialogue and choreographed sounds echoed the character’s thoughts, memories and consciousness. In the pitch black, this psycho-acoustic work unfolded and a symphony of sounds shifted around the cave from speaker to speaker. Entirely hollow aside from the dark was commissioned by Fingal County Council’s Arts Office for Resort Revelations II, Portrane 2016. Artist - AlanJames Burns Writer - Sue Rainsford Sound Editor - Ian Dunphy Voice Artist - Caitríona Ní Mhurchú Public Art Co-ordinator - Caroline Cowley Local correspondent - Gerry Lynders, Lynders Mobile Home Park Audio Technician - Adam Gibney Technical Assistance - Michelle Hall, Helen Kelleher, Ailbhe O'Connor, Sinead Spring Event Support - Eva Kelly, Richy Quin, Erin Lynch, Noel Browne, Mark Walsh, Fingal County Council’s Operations Department Event assistance - Antoinette Lynders and Eamonn Witter Photography - Brian Cregan, Gary Teeling Video - Little Wolf Media Music - Ian Dunphy Warm thanks to the community of Portrane, Lynders Mobile Home Park, Fingal County Council’s Art office, Arts Council of Ireland, The Bleeding Pig Festival, Emer Lynch, Dublin School of Creative Arts' Summer Studio Programme.