Author Mieke Vanmechelen

Mieke Vanmechelen lived in the polders of Zeeland-Flanders, where her father was a shepherd until 1981. Her family moved to a farm on the Beara Peninsula, where she is still based. She holds a BA from Trinity College Dublin (1996) and an MA from Crawford College of Art and Design (2014). Her film practice involves an embedded investigative process and her methodology forms part of the explorations of subjectivity, reflexivity and the role of the cinema subject within her work. A recurring theme is the interdependence of humans, animals and their environment. Recent screenings include: ‘Home, Being and Belonging in Contemporary Ireland’, Glucksman Gallery, Cork (2021); CutLog Moving Image, SSA+VAS OPEN, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (2021); ‘Like A Mouse’ (with Michael Holly), Chicago Underground Film Festival (2021) and Achill Island Film Festival (2022); ‘Home from Home’, Glucksman Gallery, Cork (2020); Open Submission, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda (2020); CutLog Moving Image, SSA+VAS OPEN, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh (2020); RAGFF New York (2020). Recent awards include Kerry Filmmaker in Residence (2022), Arts Council Film Project Award (2021), FSAS Digital Media Bursary and Residency Award (2021), Arts Council Film Bursary (2020), Arts Council Professional Development Award (2020) and Kerry County Council Creative Work Development Bursary (2020).