Visual Arts
Locky Morris
Locky Morris was born in Derry City where he continues to live and work. His early work explicitly dealt with the conflict in Northern Ireland – most notably from a socially embedded perspective. More recently he has gone on to develop another working vocabulary that moves fluidly between the personal, public and political and is informed by the complexities and intricacies of his immediate landscape. His practice extends across video, sound, photography and gallery installation – incorporating found sculptural assemblages. Morris’ method, born in part out of a fascination for what confronts him in the often chaotic details of the everyday, is rich, inventive and marked by a visual playfulness that feels distinctly his own.
Often gleaning material from liminal spaces and found situations his in the moment improvisational approach, suggests another way of looking at and interacting with the world. Running parallel to this are numerous large-scale works and interventions in the public realm. The work has also been influenced by his active musicianship.