Cáit and Éiméar McClay
Cáit McClay and Éiméar McClay are Irish-born visual artists based in London. Since 2019, they have practised as an artist duo, making work that analyses the cultural and political effects of British Imperialism in Ireland. Their recent films focus on institutional and state power using a combination of 3D modelling, archival research and experimental prose. Their work has screened internationally at festivals, galleries and exhibitions, including IFFR, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, LUX, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, Docs Ireland, Chapter Gallery, Beijing International Short Film Festival, Festival du Noveau Cinéma, Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Queer Lisboa, Nowe Horyzonty, the ICA London, INTERSECCIÓN, Talbot Rice Gallery, the Regional Cultural Centre, 25 FPS, CIRCA 2020 and New Contemporaries. They have been selected for residencies and fellowships with arts organisations, including Hospitalfield, CCA Glasgow, Market Gallery, CCA Derry and Open City.
Portrait of Cáit and Éiméar McClay
Cáit and Éiméar McClay, A mother’s love for her baby (2022), video still
Cáit and Éiméar McClay, A mother’s love for her baby (2022), video still
Video: Cáit and Éiméar McClay, A mother’s love for her baby (2022), excerpt
Video: Cáit and Éiméar McClay, A mother’s love for her baby (2022), excerpt
Cáit and Éiméar McClay, just above the tear duct on each side (2025), video still
Cáit and Éiméar McClay, just above the tear duct on each side (2025), video still
Video: Cáit and Éiméar McClay, just above the tear duct on each side (2025), excerpt
Cáit and Éiméar McClay, a border of flat stones (2023), video still
Cáit and Éiméar McClay, I guess I need you baby (2021), video still
