With a point of departure in the case-based video: “The impossible image”, on an

video art installation by the Irish artist Richard Mosse called THE ENCLAVE
(available under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTVkqwuLYHU ) your exam
paper must include five discussions on the issues presented in the bullets below.

Besides the video and the text “Richard Mosse´s The Enclave. Dream of the Celt” by
Deborah Frizzell (2015: Cultural Politics), please find below some further
information (all from ´The Arts Council and Culture Ireland, available under
http://www.artscouncil.ie/News/Ireland_s-representation-at-55th-Venice-Art-
Biennale-2013-announced/ ) on the art piece, Richard Mosse´s THE ENCLAVE (you
may want to consider to use these information, as well as their source and the
display of the art piece in your answer). The Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish
government agency for developing the arts. They work in partnership with artists,
arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the
arts in Irish life.

Ireland's representation at 55th Venice Art Biennale 2013 announced

21 August 2012

The Arts Council and Culture Ireland have announced the artist and commissioner/curator to
represent Ireland at the Venice Art Biennale in 2013, which is an initiative of Culture Ireland, in
partnership with the Arts Council.
 
The Commissioner/Curator for Venice 2013 is Anna O'Sullivan, Director of the Butler Gallery in
Kilkenny, who has selected artist, Richard Mosse, to present a highly ambitious eight-channel
multimedia installation on the subject of the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
 
Orlaith McBride, Director of the Arts Council said: "Once again we are proud to be supporting
Ireland's representation at the Venice Biennale 2013. We believe that this artist and
commissioner/curator will deliver a world class presentation and ensure that Ireland's
representation will be at the forefront of international visual arts practice. We wish the team the
very best with their preparations". 

Christine Sisk, CEO of Culture Ireland said: "The Venice Biennale remains the foremost
showcase for visual arts in the world. It was wonderful to see the strong response to the open
selection call, which reflects the range and level of experience in the visual arts sector in Ireland".

Commenting on the selection, Ms. O'Sullivan explained:  "Richard is an outstanding choice to

represent Ireland at the Venice Biennale 2013.He has already gained international recognition,
especially for his ongoing work, Infra. At Venice, Richard will push this work into a strong,
immersive multimedia environment. I am thrilled for Richard, who I know will rise to the
challenge of this important opportunity, and will create an extremely original installation that will
represent Ireland powerfully on the international stage".
 
Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council, is committed to Ireland's participation in the
Venice Biennale and to increasing opportunities and profile for Irish artists abroad.
In your paper you must apply, relate and discuss the course literature, as it has been
the case in class.

It is up to you to weigh your focus in the different discussions, the order in which
you choose to bring in the different aspects and if and how you choose to combine
them.

However they must all be included and dealt with.

- Describe and discuss the issues of roles and project based work in and
through the case and discuss the creative work process.

- Describe and discuss how this case can be understood as a social product.
Relate to the different perspectives on social products, we have discussed in
class.

- Describe and discuss the case through and via our discussions and literature
on Cultural Policies and the Politics of Creativity.

o Creating national cultural capital by representing Ireland

o Motive for implementing more public policies
o Democratizing art while not aestheticizing or glorifying political
conflicts and human rights violations

- Relate the case of Richard Mosse´s THE ENCLAVE to our discussions on

creativity and globalization.

- Discuss, whether the notion of Heterotopia could or could not be applied to

the case.

Your paper must be max. 10 pages. Your paper must have a reference list. The
reference list is not included in the 10 pages.