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The Sound and Poetry of Ireland's Housing Data at Ormston House, Limerick

On Saturday 22 March we will reprise our collaborative performance 'Housing Data ~ Sonified: The Sound and Poetry of Ireland's Housing Data' at Ormston House, a contemporary art gallery in Limerick city centre. This 10-movement composition incorporating my original poem 'Press Play' was created and is performed in collaboration with composer and pianist David Bremner and violinist Larissa O'Grady. It premiered on 23 April 2024 at TU Dublin Recital Hall.


Ormston House says:

Data related to Ireland's severe housing crisis converted into a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard, with readings of appropriated/found texts.

The concert explores the ‘sonification’ of data related to Ireland’s severe housing crisis. The artists have sifted through data from sources including CSO, Central Bank, and Global Property Guide looking for insight about what is driving the crisis and the suffering caused by it. This data is converted into a multi-movement work for violin, keyboard, and readings of appropriated/found texts. Through subtle sonic nuances, hidden patterns in this plethora of data may become audible.

This multi-disciplinary project is a collaboration between David Bremner (composer of the acclaimed opera Slow Recognition), Larissa O'Grady (violinist with Crash Ensemble and renowned soloist), and Christodoulos Makris ("one of Ireland's foremost avant-garde poets" – The Irish Times).


Date: Saturday 22 March 2025
Time: 5pm
Tickets: Free (limited spaces)

With thanks to Pádraic E. Moore, Ormston House artistic director. Thanks also to David for producing and curating this project.

View a trailer clip of the premiere at TU Dublin below and on YouTube; and read a review of that performance and the overall project in Dublin Inquirer.



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