Severance III was the third in a series of performances which began in 2019 with Severance performed at ’60-120 Breaths’, Flax Art Belfast, part of ‘Humanism in Process’, followed by Severance II performed as part of P.E.P.A. Pequeño Evento de Performance Art , an Online event due to Covid restrictions this was a N.Y/Madrid event curated by Analía Beltran í Janes and Verónica Peña.

INSTALLATION / MATERIALS

A container of soil from the South of Ireland and a container of soil from the North of Ireland

Concrete Vessel 

Water

Metal Vessel – Filled with Indian Ink

Drawing Stick – Created by Sandra Corrigan Breathnach with her own hair and by cutting, stripping and drying Willow.

Sound Work – Severance III

‘I do not repeat performances, rather they evolve and progress over time. One such series of works that have developed began in 2019, with a work titled Severance (2019) at 60 – 120 breaths at Flax Art, Severance II (2021) for PEPA | Online N.Y. / Madrid event (during Covid restrictions) and Severance III (2021) performed at the MAC, Belfast. This series of works looked at division leading to the divided self, with each work incorporating the action of a line drawn up through the body, within Severance II this line was crossed out as a rejection of division and within Severance III the material line was washed away as a performative action, Severance III, also incorporated soil/land from the North of Ireland and the South of Ireland both were brought together during this performance to form a circle around a vessel of water in which the line was washed, this soil was then placed where the other had been sourced extending the performance beyond the gallery space into the realm of private witnessing.’

Severance III formed part of the ‘Bbeyond Time’ Bbeyond 20th Anniversary events which took place at The MAC and Ulster University. Corrigan-Breathnach managed the MAC events as then Co-Chair/acting Project Manager of Bbeyond, which were co-organised with Brian Patterson and Alastair MacLennan. Corrigan-Breathnach hosted the International Conference in the MAC as part of same.