The Last Moth 5 - 15 Mar 2026
We are delighted to present our brand-new show for ages 4+ by Jesse Jones and Naomi Moonveld Nkosi.
When the moon begins to fade, one small creature decides to do something REALLY big. They might not be as popular as their colourful cousin, the butterfly, but they’re not afraid to fly into the unknown to embark on a journey through nature, to discover their own inner beauty.
Blending sound, movement and song, this show celebrates bravery, nature and our hidden hero, the moth.
The Last Moth was commissioned in 2023, The Ark's first co-commission of a work by a child and an adult.
About the Jesse & Naomi...
Jesse Jones
Jesse Jones is a Dublin-based artist, her practice is multi-platform, working in film, performance and sculpture through speculative feminisms and Myth. She studied sculpture in NCAD and IADT and has been making film for gallery installations since 2005. She has shown nationally and internationally with films made in Korea, Los Angeles, Ireland, The UK and Australia.
She represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale 2017 with the film installation entitled: Tremble Tremble whose title is inspired by the 1970s Italian wages for housework movement, during which women chanted "Tremate, tremate, le streghe sono tornate! (Tremble, tremble, the witches have returned!)”. Her most recent work, The White Cave will premier in October 2025 at the Singapore Biennale.
She is the 2025 recipient of the Authored works artist film award by the arts council of Ireland for which she will make her first feature film entitled: Pinnacle Point an eco feminist thriller starring Olwen Fouere. She teaches on Sherkin Island, West Cork for TU Dublin and is an elected member of Aosdana.
Naomi Moonveld Nkosi
Naomi Moonveld-Nkosi is an emerging multidisciplinary artist and actress based in Dublin. Currently a first-year undergraduate studying English, Drama and Film at UCD. Naomi has been actively engaging with The Ark Children’s Council since 2017 and currently an alumnus.
Previously worked with Shaun Dunne on What Did I Miss? (2021) and Flies (2025) commissioned by The Ark Children’s Cultural Centre and The Tower (2022) by Jesse Presley Jones commissioned by Rua Red Galleries. Currently commissioned to collaborate with Jesse Jones by The Ark for The Last Moth as child and adult co-artists since 2023. The Last Moth is Naomi’s debut as an artist and theatre maker and hopes to eventually branch out into film and literature.