.A mysterious virus has entered Limerick city. It is nicknamed The Vagabond virus due to its travelling nature. It has infected society in two ways, while it infects humans it also infects the digital world. It is a computer virus. The virus needs human hosts to survive, and latches onto vulnerable humans. It takes on the human form and causes them to behave strangely. The genetic DNA of the virus is secreted onto the body of the host. This is made up of a cyanotype blueprint of the space itself and the actions the host is performing.
The virus has manifested on our planet as it can see the consequences the technological age will have on society itself. This virus was created to crash all digital technology. It makes the humans who are consumed by this technological society interact with the structures around them. It causes them to appreciate this real urban jungle and not the virtual worlds that consume them.
Maria McSweeney has managed to record some of the chaos that is inflicting the people in Limerick city. She has gathered information of the of the DNA structure of the virus itself to accompany the recorded footage. Due to the crash in digital technology this work can only be shown in analogue form.
Exhibitions
Homeland borderline exhibition in the Nenagh art centre and the Source arts centre in Tippereary Ireland.
Loop City screen in the Cage Gallery in Barcelona Spain.
Art (ist) Film at Indie Cork Film Festival in Cork Ireland.
Physical impart at the Limerick City Gallery of Art.
Impromptu, an online exhibition of forth year degree show work.
All In! Catalyst Arts virtual members show.
126 gallery Galway #126backingcreativity, online showcase.
