Dublin Gallery Weekend | Late Opening of Frank Sweeney, 'Go Ye Afar'

Drop into the Gallery for a special late opening of Frank Sweeney, Go Ye Afar. The film is approximately 30 mins long including a short interval and will run on a loop starting from 6pm.

This event follows an Artist Talk with Frank Sweeney at 5pm. Please note booking is required for the talk only. Find free tickets here.

Go Ye Afar follows as Irish-Nigerian taxi driver on a miraculous voyage through the streets of Dublin and Calabar. The film uses rear-projection, reenacted interviews, archival material, and Nollywood-style special effects, to connect the use of media by missionaries in shaping the Irish understanding of the Nigerian–Biafran War, to the foundation of major Irish NGOs in response to this conflict and the legacies of colonialism in contemporary free trade and immigration systems.

Frank Sweeney brings attention to the ways broadcast media has been instrumentalised to impose or restrict certain viewpoints, often in relation to state ideologies such as religion and cultural identity. Celebrating the slippages in authenticity inherent in analogue recording and transmission, he reveals the potential for a broader range of narrative truths and histories. Recent exhibitions and screenings include Anthology Film Archives, New York (2024); FILMADRID, Madrid (Special Mention) (2024); International Film Festival Rotterdam (Winner Tiger Short Award) (2024); EVA International, Limerick (2023); Sirius Art Centre, Cobh (2023); CCA-Derry (2022); Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2021); Green on Red Gallery, Dublin (2019).

In addition to being an exhibiting artists, Frank Sweeney holds a Three Year Membership Studio at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.

Dublin Gallery Weekend runs from November 6 -9, and is hosted by Contemporary Art Gallery Association (CAGA). In its third year, Dublin Gallery Weekend brings together Ireland’s most exciting artists, galleries, cultural institutions and creative spaces in a citywide takeover.

Event location information: This event takes place in a ground-floor, street-facing Gallery. The space will be darkened sparse seating. The only light will come from a moving-image projection. For further accessibility information please contact Learning + Public Engagement Curator Órla Goodwin.