I am currently reading two very interesting books


Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet   is a 2012 book by Julian Assange, in discussion with internet activists and cypherpunks Jacob Appelbaum, Andy Müller-Maguhn and Jérémie Zimmermann. Its primary topic is society's relationship with computer security. In the book, the authors warn that the Internet has become a tool of the police state and that the world is inadvertently heading toward a form of totalitarianism. They promote the use of cryptography to protect against state surveillance

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies    is a 1997 transdisciplinary nonfiction book by Jared Diamond, professor of geography and physiology at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1998, it won the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book. A documentary based on the book, and produced by the National Geographic Society, was broadcast on PBS in July 2005.[1]

The book attempts to explain why Eurasian civilizations (including North Africa) have survived and conquered others, while arguing against the idea that Eurasian hegemony is due to any form of Eurasian intellectual, moral or inherent genetic superiority.

Diamond argues that the gaps in power and technology between human societies originate in environmental differences, which are amplified by various positive feedback loops. When cultural or genetic differences have favored Eurasians (for example, written language or the development among Eurasians of resistance to endemic diseases), he asserts that these advantages occurred because of the influence of geography on societies and cultures, and were not inherent in the Eurasian genomes.

Thanks to all involved in The Infinite Line - A Search for the Unknown and everyone who visited the exhibition.
Really enjoyed working on this project and it was very exciting to see everyone's work come together in the way that it did. — with Sophie Behal, Roseanne Lynch, Maeve Lynch and Cassandra Eustace.

A selection of images taken while on my April travels to Thailand and New Zealand.

In Thailand and New Zeland until the 6th of May then one the 8th two of my pieces will be in a new group exhibition 'Th Infinite Line' in Tactic, Cork.

For the next few months I will collaborate with Paul J Ennis in a new exhibition.

Here is a brief descriptive excerpt:
''With the developments in digital technology, computer networks and other forms of new media it is clear that we are going through a phase of technological development much like that of the industrial revolution. In consideration 
of this it is essential that we undergo a similar personal and social transformation. This project aims to dig deep in 
current research regarding our accelerated, connected age and articulate our findings in a way which is thought provoking and conducive to public discourse.'