About the Exhibitions Database

The NIVAL Exhibitions Database has been compiled to improve public access to the Library's extensive collection of files documenting art and design exhibitions in Ireland.  The files contain catalogues, press material and ephemera on more than 10,000 solo and group exhibitions from the period 1900 to the present.

The Exhibitions Database is a reference resource providing basic details on Irish exhibitions including title, date, venue, and artists represented.  A visit to the library is recommended to researchers seeking a comprehensive view of the actual files.

  • Title: Quantified Self.
  • Reference Code:IE/NIVAL EXB/13269
  • Variant Names: 2011 The Lab, Dublin; exh: 'Quantified Self.'
  • Date: 2011
  • Group Type: Group

Scope and Content:

Part of Innovation Dublin 2011, a city-wide festival designed to 'demonstrate Dublin's capacity to inspire, interact and innovate.' Four Irish artists were invited to explore the connections between technology and art, working with and responding to the methods developed by Irish company Shimmer Research. Shimmer develops wearable sensors that capture kinematic and biophysical data for application in academic/clinical research, healthcare, wellness and sports. Curated by Sheena Barrett; exhibition booklet designed by Oonagh Young with an essay by Rachel O'Dwyer.