THE SLEEP OF REASON, CRAWFORD OPEN ARTIST AWARD
Selected from over 750 applicants by Frances Morris and Enrique Juncosa.
Gurhy’s work is small-scale work but potent in terms of emotion. His work addresses youth culture but evokes a knowledge of the unforeseen, of premonition” - Francis Morris, Head of Collections International Art, Tate Modern & Enrique Juncosa, Director, Irish Museum of Modern Art.
BATH
An intimate account, touching on sexuality, vulnerability and intimacy, of a young man taking a bath. Suspended in water and surrounded by darkness he is forced to retreat inwardly and reflect on his life.
DIE YOUNG STAY PRETTY
Explores the similarities between fantasy and reality worlds and the loss of innocence that comes with the passing of adolescence.
