The Complex Off-Site | THE DUST
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined The Dust by Maïa Nunes with Brendan Jenkinson,
commissioned by The Complex and presented at Kirkos.
For her live performance, Maïa distilled over a year of intensive research into an hour-long interplay of improvised movement and sound, rooted in the layered history of The Complex’s former site and its connection to St. Mary’s Abbey. Central to this research was a dialogue with archaeologist Edmond O’Donovan, which brought to light a remarkable carved Dundry stone fragment depicting a Monk in Prayer, discovered just metres from the gallery’s former entrance.
This fragment became a defining motif within Maïa’s work. In response, she undertook stone carving under the guidance of eighth-generation stonemason Killian O’Flaherty in his Wicklow workshop, engaging in the rigorous, repetitive act of carving as both material research and memorial gesture.
Thank you to Maïa, Brendan, Kirkos, Edmund, Killian, all collaborators, and to everyone who came along to witness The Dust.
The Dust marks the beginning of The Complex Off-Site visual arts programme for 2026. In addition to Maïa’s performance, the programme includes three further exhibitions presented across Ireland in partnership with collaborating organisations. Announcements regarding the forthcoming exhibitions will be made in the coming weeks.
Image credit Patrick Fleming.
Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
