Hoaretraits Ep. 11: Zeitgeist Irland 24 artist Kev Sheridan

Hoaretraits is a series by photographer and podcaster Neil Hoare, that presents contemporary Irish artists that are part of Zeitgeist Irland 24 – the year’s cultural programme of contemporary arts from Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany. Conceived of by Hoare as ‘audio portraits’, the podcasts explore, from the perspectives of the individual artists, themes of creativity, imagination and craft. The podcast features conversations with a diverse range of Irish artists living in both Ireland and Germany.

For Episode 11, Neil talks to musician, producer, performer and DJ Kev Sheridan. Currently residing in Berlin and mostly releasing on maeve, the record label run by Mano Le Tough, Baikal and The Drifter, Sheridan is classically trained on piano and a proficient drummer, and has played in a variety of bands over the years which helps to explain his diverse musical palette. In 2024, As part of the Zeitgeist Irland 24 initiative, Kev curated ‘Sound of Vision’ at The Ballery Gallery in Berlin, a collaborative exhibition that brought his interest in music and visual art into a shared space, exploring the connections between the two artforms.

Podcaster Neil Hoare is a multidisciplinary Irish artist living in Berlin with his dog Púca. His most recent photographic work ‘A Heimat away from Home’ is a series of portraits commissioned by the Embassy of Ireland in Germany documenting the Irish who made Germany their home since Ireland joined the EU 50 years ago. The experience of photographing so many people across Germany and hearing their stories led directly to the creation of Hoaretraits.