‘Tender Ruins’ is a new immersive soft-sculpture installation that explores the tension between trust, care, and the shifting experience of maternal indispensability. Rooted in fictional storytelling, the work examines the fragile space of unholding, shaped by emotions that emerge before rational decision making.
Drawing on textile processes, reflective writing, and soft sculpture, Suzanne weaves together often unseen emotional landscapes, excavating vulnerability, and the fragile process of building trust. The installation reflects single motherhood when a child becomes an adult, and parental roles begin to shift.
- Atypical Gallery, University of Atypical, Belfast
- Artist talk – 2 October 2026, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
- Exhibition Opens Thursday 1 October, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
- Festival opening: Saturday 3 October, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm, Sunday 4 October, 11:00am – 3:00pm
- Regular openings: Tuesday- Friday, 10:00am – 5:30pm
- Free entry
More information: https://universityofatypical.org/gallery/whats-on/tender-ruins-textile-installation-by-artist-in-residence-susanne-horsch/
