Artist Talk / Workshop
with Ambacht Studio
Sunday 27th September, 13:00 - 15:00,
Ancient gathering around the hearth is explored through an installation of pre-modern structures in the form of cyanotype prints and a cyanotype print workshop.
Acknowledging fire’s role in human gathering and pre-modern architecture, this exhibition explores Irish settlement structures from the Grooved Ware period (3000-2400BC), a culture believed to be particularly centred around fire. The installation spatially interprets a typical circular enclosure featuring four internal posts and a central hearth.
The central hearth is represented by a rectangular podium where visitors can handle study prints. Beneath these, an undeveloped cyanotype print is affected by the changing light and visitor movement, serving as a "living" symbolic fire. Surrounding this are interconnecting stools (by Nocht Studio), creating a gathering space. Large-scale cyanotype prints—toned in ash and wheat grass—form a concentric semi-enclosure, interpreting the site plan, individual buildings, and art of the period. The exhibition culminates in a workshop led by Adela Gomez, where participants will create their own cyanotype prints and develop the print exposed under the hearth, actively engaging with the themes of architectural memory and communal creation.
Ambacht was founded in 2020 by Adela Gomez and Bram D’hoedt. Their work finds balance through the act of making, testing spatial configurations and material possibilities. The tactile presence of drawings, models and cyanotype prints allows for cyclical reflection striving to retain the integrity of core design ideologies and the joy of process.
Adela Gómez, co-founder of Ambacht, is an architect and visual artist.. She was awarded the 2023 and again in 2026 Bursary Award from the Irish Arts Council. Her work has appeared in various printed and online publications. Unbuilt and Adela were awarded the Dublin City Art's Office 2026 Incubation Space Award.
Bram D’hoedt, co-founder of Ambacht, conducted his architecture studies at KU Leuven and completed his thesis in association with Columbia University & NYIT. In 2026, Bram was awarded the Agility Award - Architecture by the Arts Council of Ireland. Bram is also a frequent guest reviewer at TUD, UCD, and SAUL.