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rom The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media UNCLE OWEN Since 2015, Lorraine has photographed Owen/Pink’s personas. Owen O’Malley is Lorraine Tuck’s maternal uncle. The youngest of seven siblings, he was born in Recess, Connemara in 1972. He has Down Syndrome and is gender fluid – at times identifying as a gay man, and at other times as a woman called ‘Pink’. Owen is more like a ‘bruncle’ to Lorraine. As children, she and her sisters would all play with Owen, staying for long summer holidays with him and their granny. It was clear that Owen enjoyed experimenting with dresses and shoes. A favourite game was ‘Here Comes the Bride’: granny’s net curtains, bedsheets and the hall stairs were pressed into service as veil, gown and aisle. Owen was always the bride, sometimes the pregnant bride. Owen now lives in Galway city, in assisted accommodation provided by a great team at Ability West. He is a keen performer and takes part in shows and spectacles with Limelight Creative Arts. He is frequent visitor to Lorraine’s family farm. Since 2015, Lorraine has photographed Owen/Pink’s personas, and Owen/Pink directs the photo shoots with enthusiasm. There collaborative sessions are full of laughter and fun and bring everyone involved great happiness. Unusual Gestures and Uncle Owen are at Photo Museum Ireland until Saturday November 11 lorrainetuck.ie National Concert Hall (NCH) / The Sugar Club / Anseo Kali Malone / Tirzah / Loraine James / Lonnie Holley / Glassworks by Philip Glass & In C by Terry Riley – Performed by Crash Ensemble / Lucrecia Dalt / Space Afrika / Lee Gamble Live / Maria Somerville / HAUNTED DANCEHALL Kelly Moran / James McVinnie / Moin / New Jackson / Naive Ted / Dawuna / Rainy Miller / Cosha / Sofie Birch / FUJI|||||||||||TA / Clarissa Connelly / Natalia Beylis DJ Set / Donal Dineen's Back Story Feat Dreamcycles Live /Celica Live DJs Donal Dineen / Hewan Mulugeta / Big Cheeks / Eliza / Soria / Fixity / John Kelly / Fran Lobo / Rory Sweeney Live / Gareth Quinn Redmond / Olan Monk / Péist / Jasmine Wood / Alba / darkmavis / Spooklet / Mercorn/ Lolz / peak hue / White Sage / Little O / Ankil / Mineral Stunting / All Tickets @nch.ie NCH €27 4 Rooms, 03.11 8PM–11PM 03.11.23 –05.11.23 / 04–05.11 3PM–11PM The Sugar Club €10, 03–05.11 11PM–3AM Anseo Free, 03–05.11 10PM–Late A SERIES OF CONCERTS FEATURING EUROPE’S LEADING CONTEMPORARY MUSICIANS AT THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL BINKBEATS presents OHM 7 November 23’ ÉRIC-MARIA COUTURIER 6 December 23’ ZÖLLNER-ROCHE DUO 22 February 24’ SOFIA JERNBERG 6 March 24’ SEBASTIAAN KEMNER & ANDREA VARSI 26 March 24 THE SAVIET/HOUSTON DUO 11 April 24’ ZUBIN KANGA 7 May 24’ nch.ie 01 417 0000 57