The artist withdrew their participation from transmediale 2024.
Frank Sweeney is an artist with a research based practice, he uses found material to approach questions of collective memory, experience and identity through film and sound.
Recent work includes People enjoy my company (no_matter_here at Brightening Air June 2021, Transmediale Berlin August 2021, IMMA September 2021); Palace of Purification (forthcoming A4 Sounds 2021) film with Claudine Chen, Michelle Doyle, Kerry Guinan, Megan Scott; Cornaleena, film at Musictown Festival with Coilín O'Connell, Kevin Barry, David Kitt, Jennifer Walshe (April 2021); All I believe happened there was vision (launched aemi online 2020, Wexford Doc Film Fest 2020); Made Ground film with Eva Richardson McCrea (Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 2021, SoftSpot Manchester 2020, Green on Red 2019). Made Ground was purchased for the Arts Council Collection in 2021.
Recent awards include the Arts Council's Next Generation Award 2021, Brightening Air funding 2021, the Arts Council’s Film Bursary and Project Award for 2020, Sligo Artist Panel for 2020-2025, Science Gallery Rapid Residency and a nomination for Best Sound Design at the Irish Theatre Awards.