Jesse Jones focuses on feminism for her body of work

Feminism and the female body are hot topics in Irish arts at the moment, as reflected by Jesse Jones and her entry for the Venice Biennale, writes Colette Sheridan

FILM and performance artist, Jesse Jones, will represent Ireland at the 57th Venice Biennale (May 13-November 26), the world’s largest and oldest international art exhibition.

Dublin-based Jones, who teaches fine art part-time at the Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork, is collaborating with actress, Olwen Fouéré and sound artist, Susan Stenger, for her artwork, entitled ‘Tremble, Tremble’.