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In 2015 Floating World books presented ‘Unfolding The Archive’, large scale exhibitions at the NCAD Gallery in Dublin and the F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio in Bannbridge Co. Down. The artists set out to investigate the archives at The National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) and explore the richness of the archive as a starting point for the creation of new artworks. This pamphlet uses the figure of the Barbara Collector to explore how archival material favours those already known and how women are more likely to be included as a partner than as a protagonist. The accompanying video can be viewed here https://www.sarahcarne.co.uk/work/im-looking-for-barbara