Fantasy Islands

An exhibition by Sophie Kelliher and David Lawless

‘Fantasy Islands’, as part of Architecture at the Edge 2024: Islands, will look at fictional islands depicted across all media forms: film, TV, video games, written word and more. From Pinocchio’s Pleasure Island to Scorsese’s Shutter Island, this exhibition will curate how islands are used as testing grounds for ideas in reality and present the question: why do we treasure islands?

Visitors to the exhibition will be invited to create their own fictional islands, forming part of the exhibit, adding to the library and lore of fantasy islands.

The Fantasy Islands team is made up of Sophie Kelliher and David Lawless.

Sophie Kelliher is an architectural researcher with a background in heritage and maritime architecture, archival research and cartography.

David Lawless is a Senior Architect with FKL Architects, having previously worked at home in Aughey O’Flaherty Architects and DTA Architects; and abroad in Casper Mueller Kneer and Monadnock. David is currently working on social housing projects in inner city Dublin

Corresponding events will be found via the link in our Instagram bio over the coming weeks featuring an Artist Talk and Workshop on Saturday 28th September: 2.00-4.00pm.