FERMANAGH HERALD, 3 OCTOBER 1990, P. 10 - CHRISTOPHER STEENSON
TITLE
Fermanagh Herald, 3 October 1990, p. 10
ARTIST
Christopher Steenson
ABOUT THE WORK
In 2022, Christopher Steenson was invited by Ormston House, Limerick, to participate in a research residency focusing on the conservational status of the corncrake in Ireland. Once prosperous and widespread across Ireland and Britain, the corncrake was known as the sound of the Irish summer, with its distinctive call permeating the countryside’s soundscape. The corncrake is now almost extinct, due to the rapid development in mechanised farming over the last fifty years. The bird’s call is now only heard in remote sections of Ireland’s west coast.
Steenson’s research included field trips to conservation areas, field recording and interviews with family members. Some of this research also included searches through newspapers archives, which form the basis for the four screenprints for sale as part of Uphold.
Each of these prints has been made on grass paper, handmade by the artist. The grass used to make the paper was collected from areas where the corncrake used to call. The artwork’s title functions as a footnote to the source of the text from which the print was made.
For this specific print, the text is taken from a headline of an article published in the Fermanagh Herald which reads: ‘Decline in Corncrake Numbers Continue’.
DATE
2024
DIMENSIONS
19.5cm x 13.5 cm
MEDIUM
Screenprint on handmade paper, created from grass where the corncrake used to call
ORIGINAL WORK / EDITION
Edition of 3
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christopher Steenson (b.1992, Northern Ireland) work spans sound, lens-based media, text and digital systems. Through these processes, he seeks to make work in which we can ‘listen to the future’, by bridging historical and speculative narratives that interrogate the politics of time, environment and more-than-human-relations.
DELIVERY AND POSTAGE
Shipping cost will be quoted and confirmed via email. When your order has been placed we will be in touch with you to discuss the best options for shipping your purchase.
FRAMING
This work comes unframed
FURTHER INFO
The work is made from handmade grass paper, and should ideally be framed in order to conserve the artwork.
Photograph by Jed Niezgoda, courtesy the artist and Ormston House.
TITLE
Fermanagh Herald, 3 October 1990, p. 10
ARTIST
Christopher Steenson
ABOUT THE WORK
In 2022, Christopher Steenson was invited by Ormston House, Limerick, to participate in a research residency focusing on the conservational status of the corncrake in Ireland. Once prosperous and widespread across Ireland and Britain, the corncrake was known as the sound of the Irish summer, with its distinctive call permeating the countryside’s soundscape. The corncrake is now almost extinct, due to the rapid development in mechanised farming over the last fifty years. The bird’s call is now only heard in remote sections of Ireland’s west coast.
Steenson’s research included field trips to conservation areas, field recording and interviews with family members. Some of this research also included searches through newspapers archives, which form the basis for the four screenprints for sale as part of Uphold.
Each of these prints has been made on grass paper, handmade by the artist. The grass used to make the paper was collected from areas where the corncrake used to call. The artwork’s title functions as a footnote to the source of the text from which the print was made.
For this specific print, the text is taken from a headline of an article published in the Fermanagh Herald which reads: ‘Decline in Corncrake Numbers Continue’.
DATE
2024
DIMENSIONS
19.5cm x 13.5 cm
MEDIUM
Screenprint on handmade paper, created from grass where the corncrake used to call
ORIGINAL WORK / EDITION
Edition of 3
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christopher Steenson (b.1992, Northern Ireland) work spans sound, lens-based media, text and digital systems. Through these processes, he seeks to make work in which we can ‘listen to the future’, by bridging historical and speculative narratives that interrogate the politics of time, environment and more-than-human-relations.
DELIVERY AND POSTAGE
Shipping cost will be quoted and confirmed via email. When your order has been placed we will be in touch with you to discuss the best options for shipping your purchase.
FRAMING
This work comes unframed
FURTHER INFO
The work is made from handmade grass paper, and should ideally be framed in order to conserve the artwork.
Photograph by Jed Niezgoda, courtesy the artist and Ormston House.
TITLE
Fermanagh Herald, 3 October 1990, p. 10
ARTIST
Christopher Steenson
ABOUT THE WORK
In 2022, Christopher Steenson was invited by Ormston House, Limerick, to participate in a research residency focusing on the conservational status of the corncrake in Ireland. Once prosperous and widespread across Ireland and Britain, the corncrake was known as the sound of the Irish summer, with its distinctive call permeating the countryside’s soundscape. The corncrake is now almost extinct, due to the rapid development in mechanised farming over the last fifty years. The bird’s call is now only heard in remote sections of Ireland’s west coast.
Steenson’s research included field trips to conservation areas, field recording and interviews with family members. Some of this research also included searches through newspapers archives, which form the basis for the four screenprints for sale as part of Uphold.
Each of these prints has been made on grass paper, handmade by the artist. The grass used to make the paper was collected from areas where the corncrake used to call. The artwork’s title functions as a footnote to the source of the text from which the print was made.
For this specific print, the text is taken from a headline of an article published in the Fermanagh Herald which reads: ‘Decline in Corncrake Numbers Continue’.
DATE
2024
DIMENSIONS
19.5cm x 13.5 cm
MEDIUM
Screenprint on handmade paper, created from grass where the corncrake used to call
ORIGINAL WORK / EDITION
Edition of 3
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christopher Steenson (b.1992, Northern Ireland) work spans sound, lens-based media, text and digital systems. Through these processes, he seeks to make work in which we can ‘listen to the future’, by bridging historical and speculative narratives that interrogate the politics of time, environment and more-than-human-relations.
DELIVERY AND POSTAGE
Shipping cost will be quoted and confirmed via email. When your order has been placed we will be in touch with you to discuss the best options for shipping your purchase.
FRAMING
This work comes unframed
FURTHER INFO
The work is made from handmade grass paper, and should ideally be framed in order to conserve the artwork.
Photograph by Jed Niezgoda, courtesy the artist and Ormston House.
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