Niamh Hannaford is an Irish visual artist whose practice encompasses painting, installation, performance and writing. Her practice is colourful, playful and tactile.
Niamh is delighted to be Royal Museums Greenwich's practitioner in residence during the Season of Play (summer 2023) - a programme of fun-filled activities and workshops.
Niamh's residency at Royal Museums Greenwich
Discover more about Niamh's plans for her time at Royal Museums Greenwich:
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"Influenced by the Sea Things gallery in the National Maritime Museum, which holds a non-chronological and tactile display, I will be exploring all the wonderful things the Museum has in its collection which can be touched!
"I am drawn to thinking about the boundaries of Museum, particularly of the buildings themselves. The view from my studio is filled with commanding pillars. I wish to reimagine these pillars and fill them with visitors' stories, which will be developed through play within the Museum.
"Play is a time to push our boundaries, comfortably. Through play, we learn, grow and experiment. Play allows us to evolve as humans by encouraging us to follow new pathways. It encourages new connections, which can lead to innovative and surprising outcomes.
"We should entertain our playful tendencies further into adulthood, incorporating them seriously and unashamedly into our everyday."
Niamh's creative process
See snapshots of Niamh's ideas generated during the residency
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'Bringing our stories in' - reimagining the colonnades
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Capturing the shape of a pillar
Residencies at Royal Museums Greenwich
Find out more about the Residency Programme at Royal Museums Greenwich – an exciting, collaborative initiative for practitioners of all mediums to explore, interrogate and to bring to life the collections