Ormeau-based artist Colm Clarke creates performance work that is designed to engage more than just the eyes, utilising sound and vibration in his pieces of unique creativity. A former co-director of the Catalyst Arts Centre, Colm’s unusual style of art has been displayed internationally, from Germany to New Zealand, as well as closer to home...
I was born in New York
I grew up in Omagh
I now live on the Ormeau Road in South Belfast
I was educated at Drumragh College back in Omagh
My earliest memory is sitting under the kitchen table
When I was a child I wanted to be an astronaut
I actually became an artist
Worst job I’ve ever had was working in telesales
Best job I’ve ever had was as a video store clerk
The bravest thing I've ever done is becoming an artist
The stupidest thing I've ever done is becoming an artist
The biggest thing I've yet to do is to become an artist
The people who inspired me most are my family and friends
The most important thing in the world to me is my family and my friends
I'm very bad at being honest
I'm very good at being honest
I'm most proud of being honest
My best friend would say I am stoic
I like to relax by reading
My favourite saying is ‘Kindness should be the natural way of life, not the exception’
The last book I read was ‘Empire’ by Negri and Hardt
My favourite movie is Werner Herzog’s ‘Fitzcarraldo’
The actor that would play me in a movie of my life would be Klaus Kinski
The song that makes me dance is The Slits’ version of ‘I Heard it Through the Grapevine’
The song I would have played at my funeral would be ‘Birds Lament’ by Moondog
The best place I've ever been is India
The place I have to visit before I die is Easter Island
The last person I talked to on the phone was my girlfriend
The last text message I received was from my sister
If I was a politician I would revolt
If I won the lottery I would build a commune
If I could describe myself in five words they would be ‘doesn’t suffer fools lightly’
If I could invite any five people (living or dead) to a dinner party they would be Stanley Kubrick, Nikola Tesla, Lydia Lunch, Bryon Gysin and Richard Pryor
If I could change one thing about South Belfast it would be to provide more cycle paths
My favourite thing about South Belfast is the lovely Ormeau Park
