The new studio work uses field recordings from urban and rural settings, looking to find a balance between pessimism and positivity, binding elements of the two videos together in the environment constructed in the gallery.
Repurposed elements from past work are used in this exhibition including the aluminium tubing from ‘Establishing State’ (2019) and fabric that has been used in previous installations. The fabric has been transformed using natural dyes derived from plants and roots found in Una’s garden.
About the Artist
Una Walker is an artist and writer based at Flax Art Studios, Belfast. She has exhibited extensively in Ireland and internationally, making site and context specific installation, audio and video works, and works on paper.
Works have been included on numerous broadcasting platforms and in international festivals and exhibitions including In Sonora, Madrid (2024) and Earthrising, Dublin (2025) and British Council Hong Kong Art and Sustainability Symposium (2026).
Una Walker makes work that responds to and comments on global and local issues ranging from gendered restrictions imposed through religion, conflict, climate change and colonialism drawing on Irish myths and folklore.
Since 2000, Una has used digital media as part of installations or stand-alone work and for the past six years has been making video and audio works with environmental themes. The recordings for these works have often been recorded in Areas of Special Scientific Interest.
In recent years she has made work response to the effects of manmade climate change in her local environment in County Down.
Exhibition dates:
Thursday 5 November – Wednesday 16 December 2026
Late Night Art openings:
Thursday 5 November 2026 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Thursday 3 December 2026 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Artist Talk:
Thursday 19 November 2026 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm
BSL interpretation available
All welcome
