Acquired in 2018, 'Tending the Fires' was Curneen's most expansive work at the time. A complex diorama, it presents a fragmented world in which figures jostle with birds, branches and broken pottery. Despite an appearance of destruction, it also suggests resilience and hope.
Claire Curneen, Tending the Fires, V&A
V&A, June 1, 2018
