Opulent Mobility 2020: Corina Duyn
Channel: Opulent Mobility
Date: 06/01/2023

Opulent Mobility artist talk 2020: interview with artist Corina Duyn.

"Corina Duyn is a self-taught artist. She studied and worked as a palliative care nurse, and later as a social care worker in a group home for people with intellectual disabilities. Her artistic career started after moving to Ireland from the Netherlands in 1989. Her Fantasy Folk Artist Dolls are in private and corporate collections. The onset of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) in 1998 changed Corina’s life and art practice. The portrayal of life around her changed into exploring the inner world of illness. It was not a journey she had intended to make, but ultimately one that has brought her amazing creative opportunities. This includes finding her voice as a writer, arts facilitator, and internationally recognized advocate and lecturer on puppetry, disability, & health. As her illness is increasing, Corina now rarely leaves her home. Moving her life’s art and words online is proving to be a more accessible and sustainable format. It gives her a voice in the world. The ‘Invisible Octopus’ theme was developed during a mentoring time with Dr. Emma Fisher, funded by Arts & Disability Ireland's ‘Connect’. Shadow puppetry proved to be a perfect example of a fully accessible art-form within her increasingly restricted life. Corina discovered an ability to cut intricate paper images of her world. By placing these on an overhead projector she conjures up snippets of her hermit world in short spells of time. These early explorations became the backdrop for the ‘Invisible Octopus’ video-poem."

Audio description of artwork by Teri Grossman and VO by McKerrin Kelly
Find the full exhibit online at www.opulentmobility (dot) com