Disability Awareness Week 2021

Wednesday 1st December 2021
7pm ~ 8pm
Online
Trigger ~ Artist Sinead O’Donnell
This work was performed and recorded live at Flax Art Studios, Belfast as part of Bounce
Arts Festival 2021. ‘Trigger’ is a performance art, film work by artist Sinéad O’Donnell.
Sinéad is one of Northern Ireland’s foremost performance artists. She has performed
extensively, both nationally and internationally. She often uses her body to investigate both
her own and cultural boundaries, particularly in relation to the restrictions placed on women.
Despite deliberately avoiding the sensationalisation of the body, her works often promote
strong reactions and emotions. ‘Trigger’ was created after an extensive period of practicebased
research that took place between Belfast and Derry. ‘Trigger’ was used as a title
from experiencing the feeling of societal unrest and isolation in Northern Ireland as a result
the pandemic, Brexit and the closer-to-home struggles that trigger inside our minds.
O’Donnell states “The global unrest of women’s rights and the rise in domestic violence in
the world during the pandemic triggered me. My own memory and personal history was
triggered and that informed every aspect of the work, from the materials to the structure
of the performance. Trigger was a physical manifestation of the empowerment of women
pushing through the barriers of their past to face every day as a survivor.”
Video link: https://youtu.be/qgIWgVDA76A
For more information about Sinead’s art, visit: sineadodonnell.com.Trigger was commissioned by
University of Atypical through the Stability and Renewal Fund from the Arts Council of Northern
Ireland through the Department for Communities.
Artform: live art/video • Duration: 26mins 47secs • All Ages • Performed & recorded: 1st Oct 2021 ]•
Location: Flax Art Studios, Havelock House, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Event: Bounce Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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