Belfast Exposed is pleased to present new work by Canadian artist Sylvia Grace Borda. Borda is interested in exploring the architectural legacy of Modernism in Northern Ireland & has made a photographic survey of its Modernist churches. Produced over 2 years, Churches is an extensive photographic typology, which forms a contemporary portrait of N. Ireland & its unchronicled Modernist past.

Churches will be an exhibition in 3 parts: a video projection of over 100 images of different Modernist churches photographed across N. Ireland; an installation of photo-printed, ceramic plates, entitled ‘Coming to the Table’ & a display of ceramic plates from official NI public collections.

As a Canadian-born artist who has lived & worked in N. Ireland for a number of years, Borda is interested in re-addressing national & international public views of N. Ireland & questioning familiar & often stereotypical representations of its landscape, built environment & cultural heritage.