“I’m the Memory of Mannix F.” was exhibited in the FOH space sponsored by AIB in Waterford, Ireland.

The work was created from fragments of old paint and wallpaper collected in 2013 at the base of a weathered facade on Ormond Quay beside the River Liffey in Dublin. Years of exposure to sun and rain caused successive layers of paint and wallpaper to detach from the surface and fall to the ground. It turned out that the building had been Mannix Flynn’s studio. Mannix Flynn is an Irish artist and writer whose practice engages with memory, institutional histories, and the layered narratives of Dublin.

During the process of gathering the fragments, traces of earlier layers were revealed, including the word Oyama, an unexpected inscription preserved within the surface structure.

By preserving and reconstructing these fragments, the work examines how memory becomes embedded in the material fabric of the city. It draws attention to histories hidden beneath successive layers of occupation, as well as to the people and stories currently inhabiting these spaces.

Exhibited at Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, June – July 2013. Part of AVENUE 2013 visual arts festival.