Fergal Kilkenny

Exploring Personal Responses to ‘Unexpected Territories’ through Tetrapak Etching

Fergal Kilkenny – St Louis Secondary School, Dundalk, Ireland

Abstract:

This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to engage in a sustainable approach to printmaking. Attendees will use recycled Tetrapak cartons as printing plates and Akua water based inks to create drypoint outcomes. Using text and image, each artist will respond to the World Congress 2025 theme ‘Unexpected Territories’ by drawing inspiration from personal lived experiences and home country influences. Working from memory or photographs, participants will create a drawing and lettering combination that represents their associations with ‘Unexpected Territories’. Participants may work from photographs, bring along drawings to be incorporated into the final print design, or use some of the assigned time to generate and develop concepts. The format for the drawing template and associated printing plate will be set in order to enable all work created during this workshop to be printed in groups and exhibited together.