Imogen Stuart, German-Irish sculptor influenced by 19th-century Expressionism and early Irish Christian art died at the age of 96 on 24 March 2024. On 4 November 2017 Imogen joined Brian Grogan SJ for an open interview with a live audience in Knock. The live interview was captured and can be listened to at the link above.
In the interview Imogen discusses various aspects of her life and art down the years, her grandson Émile flashes images of her work on a large screen behind her as Imogen provides an in depth look at each piece of art.
Imogen says “The Holy Spirit is most definitely in my work”. This was especially true of one of her carvings, namely a bee-hive cell, along the lines of those on Skellig Michael, ‘though Imogen’s was made out of cedar wood and not the stone that the monks would have used. The cell is used as a meditation room to this day and can be found in Knock at knock Shrine.