A question of taste: Cian Heffernan

Cian Heffernan is from Carrigaline, Co Cork, and is project co-ordinator for Culture Night, Cork County 2015. He also plays drums with John Blek and the Rats, whose new album is released next week. culturenightcorkcounty.ie

Best recent book: Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton is a fantastic book which my brother gave last Christmas. Now an artist and a writer, Shapton’s teenage years were spent swimming competitively throughout Canada. The book is an account of her relationship with swimming and how it has informed her work as an artist.

Best recent show/ exhibition/ gig you’ve seen: I saw The Gloaming in the National Concert Hall a few months back. It was amazing. I’m a big fan of the album so it was great to hear it live. The National Concert Hall is a spectacular venue too.