Gallery Talk: Ella Bertilsson in conversation with Aideen Barry

Join exhibiting artist Ella Bertilsson in conversation with fellow artist Aideen Barry. The talk includes a short introduction to Ella Bertilsson's work which is on view as part of the group exhibition 'Faigh Amach', 01 August – 21 September 2025.

Ella Bertilsson, alongside Kathy Tynan and Emily Waszak, was selected through an open call to take part in this group exhibition. 'Faigh Amach' (Irish, roughly translated as ‘discover’) is a new initiative by Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in partnership with Culture Ireland and Southwark Park Galleries (SPG), London, to support an artist in presenting their first solo exhibition outside Ireland. One of the three exhibiting artists will be invited to present their first international solo exhibition at SPG Lake Gallery in Spring 2026.

Ella Bertilsson uses images and materials related to pop culture and the aesthetics of nostalgia to evoke a shared sense of memory and place. Her installations, which often incorporate film and performance, use the visual language of magical realism and absurdism to conjure darkly humorous and dreamlike sensory environments. The clash of bizarreness and naivety reflects the impact of anxiety and precarity in everyday life. Born in Umeå, Sweden, Bertilsson works in Dublin and Callan, Kilkenny. Her recent and upcoming solo exhibitions include The Horse, Dublin (2025); Ballina Art Centre (2024); The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon (2023); The Complex, Dublin (2022).