Photo Museum Ireland is proud to present a pop-up projection exhibition by one of Ireland’s most loved artists, Seán Hillen. 


The new work is light-hearted metafiction charting Hillen’s quixotic quest for a perfectly cubic cloud. It riffs on many tropes, especially ‘pareidolia’ - the tendency to see patterns in random stimuli. On another level the work is about the role of neurodiversity in human society; as Hillen puts it, it is about how people with Asperger’s “can see things that others cannot see, and to fail to see things they can…” 


The work is also available in book form. The Cloud Machine is published in a limited edition by Photo Museum Ireland and includes an essay by Prof Luke Gibbons. It is available exclusively in the Museum Bookshop. 


To mark Science Week 2024, the Museum is offering a packed programme of events including artist’s talks, expert discussions, tours and weekend workshops for all ages. 
Please visit our website for event details and times. All events are free. Early booking is especially advised for the weekend family workshops. 


The Cloud Machine is supported by The Arts Council’s Arts and Disability Connect Scheme managed by Arts & Disability Ireland and Research Ireland.