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Published as part of K by Eamonn Doyle
D1 2018
Book and vinyl design: by Niall Sweeney, Pony Ltd.
Print by MM Artbook printing & repro
ISBN 978-0-9928487-3-6
Numbered edition of 1,000.

Working with a 1951 recording of an Irish Keen, musician David Donohoe has composed a new, two-part piece for voice that accompanies this body of work for exhibition, and is included in the book as a 10" vinyl record. This layered and ever-changing composition forms an integral part of our experience of K, relating directly to it in both form and expression. The Keen (or Cine, from the Irish caoinim, “I wail”) is an ancient Irish tradition of lamentation songs for the dead, to carry their spirit over to the other side and to act as a cathartic expression of grief for those gathered around. Traditionally Keens are performed directly over the body of the deceased by women. In some of the images of K, the contorted and wind-blown shapes of the figure and cloth seem to take on the form of the wailing sound itself.

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released November 23, 2018

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David Donohoe Dublin, Ireland

David Donohoe is an artist, composer, recordist, performer and improviser.

His work operates at the intersection of instrumentation, synthesis, field-recording and processing and involves scored works, electroacoustic presentation and solo/collaborative improvisation.
He has released on D1 Recordings, Verz imprint, Mille Plateaux, Force-Inc, Fort Evil Fruit, Fällt, Minimise, and Studiomime. ... more

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