© Rhiannon Adam. They Should Have Sent Poets, from the Rhi-Entry series, 2025.
PhotoIreland presents the premiere of Rhi-Entry by Irish artist Rhiannon Adam at the International Centre for the Image.
In 2021, Irish artist Rhiannon Adam was selected for the dearMoon mission, the first civilian spaceflight to deep space. Adam was to become the first out queer woman to venture beyond the Kármán line. In 2024, it was abruptly cancelled by its billionaire funder.
The work presented here blurs fact and fiction through images, archive, and ephemera, reflecting on Adam’s psychological recalibration and her struggle to return to a “normal” life. It is often cited that reentry (or “Rhi-entry”) is the most dangerous part of spaceflight, and for Adam, this rings true, despite never having left our planet.
This presentation stands as a shrine to lost dreams and an urgent call for alternative voices in the space industry.
Rhi-Entry is presented alongside Lewis Bush’s An Infinitely Dark Legacy at the International Centre for the Image.
Following the launch on 10 September 2026, visitors are welcome to experience both exhibitions during opening hours Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5.30pm.
