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 Traces of Time

Traces of Time is a collaborative exhibition by West Cork–based artists Becky Hatchett and Emma Scully.

Working across paint, print and form, the artists explore how art can hold and express moments of uncertainty, care and resilience. The exhibition asks: how do we respond when the ground beneath us shifts? In times of crisis, adversity or injustice, people dig deep and turn to one another—to support, hold, resist and adapt. Echoing these gestures, Hatchett and Scully create spaces of reflection and connection, where story, symbol and metaphor open new possibilities for imagining together.

Originally planned as two solo shows, the exhibition was reshaped by the unexpected news of the gallery’s closure. Seeing parallels in their work, the artists chose to collaborate—sharing practices, exchanging ideas, and supporting one another through the process. This first joint project draws on their lived experiences as well as the wider currents within their community and the world at large.

Traces of Time now carries a double resonance: a meditation on collaboration, transition and resilience, and one of the final offerings to a space long cherished in the local community.

As much about process as outcome, the exhibition honours change while affirming the values of growth, solidarity and shared creativity—qualities at the heart of the artists’ practices, and of the gallery itself.

Clonakilty Community Arts Centre