On this week's episode of Ireland Creates Aisling speaks with Shia Conlon. 

Shia Conlon is an artist and writer currently based in Helsinki. Conlon works with photo, film, sculpture and writing. Much of his work has been centred around marginalized voices and about growing up in the landscape of working-class Catholic Ireland. His work has been exhibited in London, New York, Dublin, Helsinki, San Francisco amongst others. 

We spoke about Shia's recent transition as a transgender man and his role as an advocate in the queer community and how we need to think about storytelling as part of our own creative legacy. 

You can find out more about Shia on his Instagram here and you can follow Aisling here. If you would like to work with Aisling on your storytelling skills you can find out more about the training she offers at www.aislingorourke.com