Amanda Coogan is the critically acclaimed Irish artist working cross the medias of performance art, sculpture, installation and photography. Her works are immersive, non-verbal, embodied experiences. Her expertise lies in her ability to condense an idea to its very essence and communicate it through her body. Live performance is the beating heart of her work. Sign Language is a touchstone, born hearing to Deaf parents, this visual and manual upbringing deeply informs her practice. Her 2015 exhibition I’ll sing you a song from around the Town was described by Artforum as 'performance art at its best'. Using gesture and context Coogan makes multi-faceted works that leave ghostly trails in the memory. She explores contested sites and minority narratives, distilling these into urgent contemporary performances. Remembering, embodying and transforming are modes of resistance for Coogan. Her works stand at the forefront of some of the most exciting collaborative performances with marginalised communities. Her practice moves freely between solo performances, dynamic group works and living installation. She is primarily celebrated for her tenacious and mesmeric live durational performances. The Irish Times have said, 'Coogan, whose work usually entails ritual, endurance and cultural iconography, is the leading practitioner of performance'.