In conversation with Ciara Malone who reckons she caught the menopause from her friend.

Carole interviews Ciara Malone.  Ciara is a conceptual artist, photographer, videographer, musician and film-maker. Ciara comes from Cahir in Co. Tipperary and has made the Burren and  Co. Clare her home now.  From a very early age, she knew she was different. She couldn’t read until she was twelve years of age and she found herself living in a different visual world that seems in ways, parallel to that of her peers. She got her first camera at age 7. She realizes now how that camera was an important tool, helping her to communicate how the world was reflected back at her, and her experience of it. Once in her young hands, her life long trajectory was set in motion.  In her midlife Ciara was diagnosed with ADHD.  Website: ciaramalone.com email: [email protected] Ciara has exhibited in old public buildings, abandoned shops, or anywhere that she thinks the everyday person can experience my work. Democratising her art is an important element in my work, allowing it have a further reach than the conventional artworld 'gallery' model.   With her formative years, living over a pub, her life seemed a movie set, full of characters and stories.  She is a passionate visual storyteller, using her camera she brings focus to individuals and spaces, observing and teasing out meaning like she once did as a child. .................. LADY TIME would love your feedback, let us know what you like, what you don't, what you'd like to hear more of or if you have an experience in relation to midlife that you'd like to share with us – you can email us confidentially at [email protected] .................. This podcast is for information purposes only and represents the views and opinions of the speakers. Always use your own discernment in relation to anything discussed. Any information presented relating to any aspect of health & well being is for information purposes only and is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. We recommend you seek the advice of a healthcare practitioner before beginning any natural, complimentary, or conventional treatment.