Awaken The Metropolis: Acid Granny

Culture Night Dublin was excited to platform motley collective Acid Granny as part of Awaken The Metropolis 2022. Armed with a shopping trolley soundsystem, Acid Granny devise surreal ambulatory performances in collaboration with passers by in the urban landscape of Dublin City. Sampling from overheard conversations and wielding a precarious assemblage of mini synths, drum machines and potato wedges, the outfit improvise happenings in public spaces which engage the immediate environment and reflect the condition of Dublin City today. These hypnagogic moments pose site-specific questions to the audience on themes of day-to-day life, folklore, urban legend, famous figures, and personal stories.

Acid Granny were commissioned to stage live performances at Spencer Dock, Capel Street and Barnardo Square.

Photos by Patryk Gizicki and Liam McCafferty.