The Suicide Chronicles, Chronicle Five: My Truth and Yours at Rua Red

“Acknowledging the truth

I meet my core.

Whose truth?

Mine”

My Truth and Yours is the fifth in The Suicide Chronicle series, a project led by artist Mark Storor which aims to develop a collective, creative language to share the infinitely complex experience of suicide. This film was made with 22 residents of Tallaght, Dublin, many of whom connected through NINA For Life, a suicide awareness support group.

Mothers, sisters, friends, fathers, uncles, neighbours, daughters and sons, impacted by suicide offer us a vivid view into their truths and give space for the truths of others. These may not always sit comfortably alongside one another but they are undeniable in their honesty.

A poetic visual journey without a clear beginning, middle, or end, it captures the personal experiences of a community, departing from over-simplified explanations to instead show tender, intimate, and sometimes deeply private moments.

We are invited to keep vigil with those on the screen, and to share in the experience with one another as an audience. Together we witness a series of actions that give voice to feelings and experiences often unseen or unheard. The film offers us a portal into another place, giving us a different sense of time and space for contemplation and reflection.

About the artist

Mark Storor is an award-winning artist with an international reputation and extensive experience of working collaboratively with a wide range of organisations and communities, including work in hospitals, prisons, schools and housing estates. Working in the unique space between live art and theatre, he has been described in the British press as: ‘a genuinely visionary theatre maker,’ ‘an alchemist,’ and ‘one of the most distinctive voices in British theatre’.

This event takes place at:

Rua Red, South Dublin Art Centre, County Hall, Belgard Square North, Dublin 24

Access

• The screenings take place in Rua Red’s Performance Space on the ground floor, there is step free access to the space.
• There are accessible toilets and baby changing facilities available on the ground floor.
• 2 hours free parking is available in the close by Square Towncentre Car Park. €3 for 2 hours parking is available in the close by Euro Car Parks. Tallaght Luas stop is a 2 minute walk from the venue.
• My Truth and Yours references suicide, experiences of bereavement by suicide, and miscarriage. Please note that the piece includes swearing and nudity.

If you have any access requirements, questions about My Truth and Yours or the screenings please do be in touch: [email protected]

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