Aoife Kelly de Klerk
An Irish artist using photography, Aoife explores a deep seated interest in belief, belonging, and empathy. She has lived in Ireland (21 years), Scotland (4), South Africa (14 ) and Canada (currently). Her practice is grounded in lived experience, and her work explores the questions; “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9) & “Who do you say I am?” (Matthew 16:15). Her work invites the viewer into a contemplative space where time slows and solace offered in the prospect of the relational.
<<Deep calls out to deep, through the valleys and the mountain tops of life. Through a process of questioning, making has become a way to a knowing for myself, and giving expression of that encounter with the invisible, but real. A photograph becomes a shore on the ocean of my being. >>
Wife to Leon. Mother to three. Founder of Tevah Moshe Baby Saver
Belfast Photo Festival 2024
- 6.06.2024
- Belfast
Source I Emerging Photographic Talent 2024
- 1.11.2024
- Online
Masters in Fine Art Photography
- 2022-2024
- Belfast School of Art I Ulster University
- Dissertation
- A Portrait of Faith. The role of photography as an expression of that which is invisible.
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
- 2010 - 2011
- University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Dissertation
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Occupational Therapy
- 2003-2007
- Robert Gordon University, Scotland
- Dissertation
Shortlisted for RADAR Award
- 2024
- RADAR Award
Source Magazine Graduate
- 2024
- Emerging Talent