Emma Doyle. Portfolio

A Collection of Questions 
On Public Statues

NCAD Grad Show Project 2025
ncad.works
Book Design
Instillation
Public statues are embedded in the urban environment we move through daily. They often provoke debate, raising questions about power, memory and identity. This project explores how and why statues are built, and what happens when they come down.

“A Collection of Questions on Public Statues” is a portable bookshelf, designed as a temporary and mobile intervention in the city. Each book within the collection poses a single question, with the aim to prompt discussion and dialogue, and to bridge the gap between the people of the city and the process of statue making.