Repository Apparatus for Magical Thinking: Theia Mania I

Ranelagh Arts Centre

Cecilia Bullo

With the participation of Fatoumata Gandega

Curated by Julia Moustacchi

Repository Apparatus for Magical Thinking: Theia Mania I is a peek into Cecilia Bullo’s long-standing research into Antonin Artaud’s oeuvre and life. The tumultuous journey of the 20th century French writer, poet and essayist (among other things) resonates with Bullo’s inquiry of ‘magical thinking’, a medical term used in relation to coping mechanisms in some anxiety and psychological disorders. Artaud suffered from mental illness, which caused him to be arrested in the Milltown Jesuits College, situated up the road of the Ranelagh Arts Centre at the time. 

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Performative interventions will take place on the opening night, Friday 6 September 2024, and at the closing event, Thursday 26 September