Shine
Vera McEvoy
Synopsis
Shine was filmed by McEvoy in response to her time in King House Boyle during the art@work Artists’ Residency Programme 2012, funded by Roscommon County Council Arts Office.
Concept & Technique
King House has affected private and public histories, and is also a site of contemporary life and work. Shine is informed by the daily routines of the staff, those who care for the building, its collections and objects: their deep understanding of the building and love of the place suggest an embodied understanding of the house. Their knowledge that shadows fall one way in one season, that the attic creaks as the sun rises or sets - all these unspoken, lived experiences inform the artwork. King House was built in the early 1700s for Sir Henry King and his family. It was later converted to a military barracks and was passed to the Irish Free State Army at the end of the Civil War in 1923. It was due for demolition in the late 1980s but was instead restored to its former Georgian style by Roscommon County Council and is currently open to the public as an interpretative centre, museum and library (http://www.kinghouse.ie).
Screenings
Was exhibited as part of an installation. Can be viewed separately.
2019 - Dingle 13th International Film Festival, Dingle, Ireland
2019 - Snapshots, An Táin, Dundalk, Ireland
2019 - Ghost Light, The Maltings, Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival, Ireland
2016 - Homeland, Damer House, Roscrea, Ireland
2014 - The Laois Arthouse, Laois, Ireland
2013 - King House, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
2019 - Dingle 13th International Film Festival, Dingle, Ireland
2019 - Snapshots, An Táin, Dundalk, Ireland
2019 - Ghost Light, The Maltings, Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival, Ireland
2016 - Homeland, Damer House, Roscrea, Ireland
2014 - The Laois Arthouse, Laois, Ireland
2013 - King House, Boyle, Roscommon, Ireland
Images
Details
Title
Shine
Year
2012
Form
Short
Genres
Expressionist, Social Commentary
Topics
Arts
Key phrases
documentary, architecture, shadow
Language
None
Duration
00:10:29
Original formats
HD, Digital
Screening formats
HD
Aspect ratio
16:9
Colour
Colour
Sound
Yes