A Collection of Ocean Waifs | Enya Moore & Kate O’Shea
A Collection of Ocean Waifs is an audio collaboration between Enya Moore, Kate O’Shea, Ron Bradfield Jnr, and Padraig Stevens. Through sound and spoken word, the work explores the legacies of The Wild Goose: A Collection of Ocean Waifs (1867), a handwritten newspaper created by Irish political prisoners aboard the Hougoumont - a ship that departed Portsmouth, England, and sailed to Walyalup (Fremantle, Western Australia). Produced and shared while crossing oceans, The Wild Goose not only occupied a space between colonial borders - it created a new one. The legacies of British imperialism and colonisation have forged complex, interdependent networks between colonised places that remain under-examined. Among these, the historical and cultural ties between Ireland and Australia are one of many deserving of exploration. This audio work draws on the story of The Wild Goose to bring together voices from both Ireland and Australia, creating a reflective space to consider how ‘strange’ lands may share common ground.
Enya Moore and Kate O'Shea are a collaborative duo that have cultivated an enduring artistic and research partnership that spans decades. Kate, usually based in Cork, Ireland, is currently undertaking an artist residency in Walyalup (Fremantle, Western Australia). Her creative practice includes printmaking, publishing under Durty Books, the newspaper Gravity Express (with Vagabond Reviews). Enya, based in Gadigal Country (Sydney, Australia), is a researcher, educator, and writer. Her work explores networks of solidarity, and cultural ecosystems as well as anti-colonial histories. Enya is a lecturer in design at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning in the University of Sydney, where Kate has collaborated with her in the Masters in Design programme. Over the years, they have continuously expanded their artistic and intellectual collaboration. In 2020, they co-developed Networks of Solidarity, a four-part online series bridging Gadigal Country and Dublin 8. Their recent projects include Social Space (Broken Fields Collective, Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2023), Art, What Is It Good For? (South Tipperary Arts Centre, 2023), and Broken Fields Micro Exhibition (46 Grand Parade, Cork, 2023).
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7-23 November 2025
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
Strange lands still bear common ground
Curated by Beulah Ezeugo
7-23 November 2025
Galway, Ireland
Image: Rubbing of a plaque from the memorial The Wild Goose, in Rockingham, Western Australia. The plaque was unveiled on 29 March 2014 to commemorate the newspaper created by Irish political prisoners transported aboard the Hougoumont to Freemantle, Australia.