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SendingLetters
totheSea
Sending Letters to the Sea is a unique collaborative music
projectbythevisualartistandmusicianMarkGarrythatispart
of Fingal County Council’s series of public art commissions,
funded through the Department of Environment, Heritage and
LocalGovernment’sPerCentforArtScheme.
In 2007 a number of artists were selected to be part of Fingal between music and religious celebration. He brought together a
CountyCouncil’sPublicArtPanelandinvitedtorespondtoabrief broadrangeofmusiciansovera2yearperiodtoproduceavinyland
which reflected, either physically or theoretically, aspects of CD release recorded in Studio East in Berlin and St. Columba’s
Fingal’ssociety,culture,heritage,andgeography,toexpandthe ChurchinSwords.
notionofpublicartandstrengthentheroleofthelocalauthority
asacommissionerofnewpractices.
Check out the final work on www.myspace.com/sendingletterstothesea
or contact Caroline Cowley, Fingal County Council Arts Office, on 01 870
Attempting to reach both a local and a wider audience Mark
8449oremailcaroline.cowley@fingalcoco.ieformoreinformation.
examined the technical and philosophical connections
AFeastfor
ATreeofLife
Fingal County Council will
YourEyes
officiallylaunchthe‘TreeofLife’
sculpture by well known artist
Vincent Browne at Grove Road,
December will see the newly renovated Chapel in Sword’s Castle Blanchardstown on Thursday
host an exhibition by some of Fingal’s most talented young 17th of December.
photographers.
Vincent is one of Ireland’s most
ArtistandphotographerTimDurhamcompletedworkshopswith prolific sculptors and was
transition year students from Skerries Community College, commissionedin2005tocreatea
Malahide Community College, Loreto College Balbriggan, and work which would enhance the
Pobail Scoil Neasain Baldoyle. Students learned the special pondatthenewlybuiltCivicOfficesinBlanchardstown.The‘Tree
features of a digital camera, and the importance of critical of Life’ is constructed in bronze with hand welded bronze leaves
thinking and dialogue in photography. Introducing his own and represents the double helix, a symbol associated with the
portfolio, Tim then provided the students with a digital camera structure of DNA, the building block of human existence. The
andtimetoexploreandphotographtheirlocality,learningabout finished sculpture reflects in the water and against the glass,
the value and possibilities of photography as an art form. Each quietly interrupting its environment. Vincent has developed this
student has now submitted their favourite photograph for the uniqueworkoverseveralyears,sufferingasignificantsetbacklast
December Exhibition which aims to stimulate the public’s year with the death at only 31 of his assistant, welder Peader
interest in photography and encourage visual awareness. The Murphy, in a tragic motorbike accident. Vincent feels the work
exhibitionwillbeopentothepublicandallarewelcome. wouldnotexistwithoutPeader’sexpertiseandhasdedicatedhis
worktothememoryofhiscolleague.
ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactJulieClarkon 01 890 5960
oremailjulie.clarke@fingalcoco.ie
Vincent Browne’s work is dotted all over the
country and includes the bronze cinema
usherMr.ScreenoutsidetheScreenCinema,
D’Olier Street, the bronze Palm Tree Seat in
Temple Bar and of course the easily
recognisable figure of Seamus Ennis which
sitsoutsidetheSeamusEnnisCentre,Naul.
For further information please contact Caroline Cowley,
Public Art Co-ordinator, Fingal Arts Office on 01 870 8449.
Email caroline.cowley@fingalcoco.ie
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