Florin Nolan: A World in Bloom

Florin Nolan: A World in Bloom

Florin Nolan is an Irish artist of Romanian heritage based in Cobh, County Cork. He is affiliated with Horizon’s Suisha Inclusive Arts, which supports practitioners with intellectual disabilities. This exhibition constitutes the most comprehensive presentation of Florin’s work to date.

Florin’s practice spans drawing, sculpture, and animation. He explores the relationship between displacement and belonging, memory, and phantasy in human-animal interactions. This exhibition features an extensive body of new work, realised under the mentorship of artist Róisín O’Sullivan. The pieces bring reality and the imagined together through symbolism, connecting people, place, and wildlife.

This exhibition is organised by SIRIUS and curated by Miguel Amado, Director.

Florin Nolan is funded by the Arts Council through an Agility Award and the Arts and Disability Connect Scheme managed by Arts & Disability Ireland, as well as Cork County Council through a Bursary Award.

Florin Nolan in conversation with Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan

Florin Nolan, Miguel Amado and Róisín O’Sullivan discuss the personal and aesthetic considerations that inform Nolan’s practice, the themes of the exhibition’s key works, the process behind their production, and broader questions of art and disability.

Accessibility Note
The building has accessibility limitations. There are three steps to the front door, but a temporary wheelchair ramp is available upon request. The facilities are also accessed via stairs.