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Artist Statement.

Walker Shaw is a multidisciplinary artist based in the west of Ireand, co. Sligo. His main focus revolves around the ignored/unseen world around us, and he attempts to pair his subject matter with the appopriate medium for the optimal viewer-artwork experience.

Ideas around cultural identity, existentialism, technology, and matteriality are words to describe Walker’s practice.

With a background in carpentry and construction, he aims to meld numerous mediums and processes together to create interesting and engaging styles of work, with a heavy influence on viewer particpation and interaction.

The performative aspects of the creation of the work is another process which greatly inspires and influeces his decsion making.

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A little bit about myself...

I try to open up as much as possible to make it easier for the viewer to do the same.

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