'It's almost like they make themselves': Eilis O’Connell on her Happenstance exhibition at the Glucksman, UCC  

 Marc O’Sullivan Vallig chats to sculptor Eilis O'Connell about her current exhibition in Cork 

Eilis O'Connell at The Glucksman in Cork. Picture: Alison Miles/OSM

Eilis O’Connell is one of Ireland’s foremost sculptors, and HAPPENSTANCE, her new exhibition at the Glucksman Gallery in Cork, showcases an extraordinary variety of her work in bronze, steel, stone and wood, along with a selection of her drawings.

The title, O’Connell says, is a reflection of how so many of her creations come about through happy accidents. Her sculptures are mostly abstract, but there is clearly an organic influence, particularly in the tall slender pieces, such as Earth Trumpets and Renewed Search.