TULCA presents a screening of Guggi (2026), directed by Ian Thuillier followed by a Q&A with Guggi and film producer Gabriella Janni.

As part of the TULCA 2026 programme, TULCA presents a screening of Guggi (2026), directed by Ian Thuillier. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Guggi and film producer Gabriella Janni.

An intimate portrait of Irish artist Guggi from his anarchic days in 1980s Dublin with post-punk, boundary-pushing legends Virgin Prunes to his quiet life as a contemporary painter dedicated to the pursuit of beauty and the creation of paintings and forms that radiate calm.

Director: Ian Thuillier

Producer: Gabriella Janni

Distributor: Wildcard

Guggi

An artist working with drawing, painting and sculpture, Guggi digs deep into a personal yet universal subject matter: the quotidian beauty of household objects. He committedly revisits his signature motifs of bowls, jugs and vessels, using repetition and abstraction to conjure an almost meditative state. In his paintings and works on paper, their forms appear tentative: broken outlines against resonant washes of abstract colour. And yet when Guggi continues his investigations as sculpture, these humble instruments are bestowed with a renewed majesty and power: polished bronze or fibreglass forms that seem to harness and heighten energy, with the simplicity and timelessness of prehistoric artefacts. Connecting both approaches is a sense of openness and fluidity, an attentiveness to prosaic details. “By salvaging beauty from distress, soulfulness from fragmentation, “writes historian and art critic Kelly Grovier, “Guggi creates objects from another world … Fragile yet enduring, they echo an esoteric tradition of shattered urns, jars, and cups that date back centuries – perennial metaphors for the breaking of forms necessary for the release of creativity.”

Free, advance booking required

Film duration: 1 hour 17 minutes

Followed by a Q&A

Captioning not available

TULCA Gallery

19 Eyre Square

Galway, H91 TH7T

Access

Wheelchair accessible via lift

Street entrance is not step-free

Accessible toilet

Seating available

Accessible parking (Merchants Road)

Event Time

19 November 2026

7.30–9pm

Getting There

1-minute walk from Eyre Sq.

Nearest bus stops: Eyre Sq.

Paid parking nearby

TULCA Festival of Visual Arts

Veruca Salt

Curated by Sinéad Keogh

6–22 November 2026

Galway, Ireland

www.tulca.ie

Image: Official poster for Guggi (2026), courtesy of Wildcard.

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