We’re delighted to present Trick Mist’s new audio/visual series ‘Sub-liminal’ in full at Roe River Books, Dundalk, on Thursday 10th September at 7pm.

‘Sub-liminal’ is a documentation, using filming and field recording, of 5 songs from Trick Mist’s new album, out 10/09/26 via Moot Tapes, being played over a portable speaker in ‘liminal’ places which inspired the music’s creation.

A collaboration between Trick Mist, film artist Graham Patterson and sound recordist Mícheál Keating.

The project draws on the Irish mythological concept of liminality, traditionally an in-betweenness between realms. The settings share a sense of limbo, unease and ambiguity, posing questions about the housing crisis, notions of progress, the environment and our mythology.
The settings include a derelict site, Ardee bog, Átha Ferdia: The mythological river site from The Táin where Cú Chulainn and Ferdia did battle, the Ardee ‘link road’ (N33), bathtubs in fields and The Magic Road.

Louth is the spiritual home of this project, so it feels very special and fitting for it to screen to a local audience at Roe River Books in Dundalk, a space dedicated to imagination, community and discussion.

The majority of the sites are very close to where Trick Mist is from: Átha Ferdia, Cú Chulainn and Ferdia’s statue, Ferdia’s grave, Ardee bog, the river Dee, the link road and a few stray bathtubs in fields. Through the activation of these spaces, Trick Mist hopes to create some re-enchantment.

After the screening, Tom Muckian will host a Q+A with the artists.

Poster by David Munnelly.
Massive thanks to Louth County Council’s Arts Office for supporting the project.

Photography Notice

Zane, our event photographer, will be taking photographs during the evening. Selected images may be used to promote Roe River Books and future events.

If you would prefer not to be photographed, please let us know when you arrive. We will arrange suitable seating away from the main photography area and make every reasonable effort to respect your preference. Zane will also be happy to speak with anyone interested in learning more about professional photography.