Drape

Drape (2018) is a single channel HD video with stereo sound, of 6:34 duration, filmed, directed, and edited by Peter Maybury. Pálás, completed in 2018, is a purpose-built three-screen cinema building by Tom dePaor located in Galway city centre. Windows, joinery, seating, drapes, light fixtures, handrails, gates, canopy, signage, neon lettering etc. were all bespoke, specifically designed and made for purpose inside an in-situ cast concrete shell. I was commissioned by dePaor and Element Pictures to make Drape as a reflection on the bespoke nature of the building. The film is shot at two locations and divided into two sections: Drapesworld, the Wicklow-based factory at which the velveteen drapes which line each of the three cinemas were fabricated; and Pálás itself. Drape was first screened at the Architecture at the Edge festival (2018) in Pálás Cinema, Galway. Pálás, operated by Element Pictures, closed on 27 February 2025.