Joy Alana Walsh
she/her
GUBBER ROVE
Joy is a Dublin-based cross-disciplinary artist whose studio practice explores the tension between entertainment and productivity.
Her work is grounded in an interest in the materiality and longevity of physical media, alongside ongoing research into gender, architecture, and the representation of women in visual culture.
Using a queer lens, she builds a world of recurring symbols, colours, and objects such as rubber gloves and studio lights. Her work is both supported and inspired by archival materials often found in old housekeeping magazines, manuals, editorial spreads, and academic texts. This research-led approach helps Joy conceptualise her outputs while maintaining an absurd and interrogative quality.
GUBBER ROVE, two Hahnemühle Metallic Rag archival paper prints lay on a table alongside a rubber glove, 29.7 x 42.0 cm.
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Installation view, GUBBER ROVE, four Hahnemühle Metallic Rag archival paper prints and a video playing on a Sony broadcast monitor, 29.7 x 42.0 cm each.
SEEING RED
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INGREDIENT CONSTELLATION
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