Craig Cox reviews ‘All At Once Collapsing Together’, an exhibition of new work by Caoimhín Gaffney showing at The West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen. Using multi-screen film, photography, text and neon sculptures, shifting personifications of nature voice Gaffney’s concerns about the balance of influence between humans and the environment. […]
This month, I’ve gone deep into the world of salt — its history, where we source it, how it has shaped civilisations, and, of course, which are the best salts to use in our kitchen! Salt has influenced human civilisation for thousands of years, shaping trade, economies, and even wars. […]
“So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me for I, too, am fluent in silence.” – R. Arnold I fully appreciate that silence does not come easy for many and that it can be nearly impossible to find within the fullness of our days. It may even […]
In 1998, Judy Singer, a sociologist, coined the term ‘neurodiversity’, a combination of the words neurological and diversity, and since then it has become a movement, which works towards inclusion, equality and social change. More recently, it is taken that neurodiversity simply refers to the spectrum of neurological diversity of […]
I’d really like to take a look at the vagus nerve in this article. It seems to be having a moment in all mind/body modalities and we hear the term bandied about frequently, but what exactly is it, why is it important and how best can we optimise its functioning […]
Studies are reporting that 25 to 45 per cent of women experience some degree of urinary incontinence (UI), however it is actually believed to affect more women than this, due to under reporting. Many women are embarrassed to talk about the loss of their bladder control, they may fear the […]