Figure 36.13 (left) Documentation of Performance Entitled Name Change, 1972, by Brian O’Doherty/ Patrick Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.
Figure 36.14 (right) The Burial of Patrick Ireland, Death Mask, 2008, by Brian O’Doherty, plaster and paint, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin.
O’Doherty has had a lifelong interest in Ogham script, a 20-character Celtic system of writing based on Roman letters. For him, Ogham represented concerns about Irish identity and language.
O’Doherty’s works and writings are held in high regard in America and form part of many important permanent collections worldwide.
One Here Now Composition and Colour
One Here Now is a series of nine murals based on Ogham script that cover the walls of the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh (Fig. 36.15). They address Irish identity and are intended to be a memorial to those who were forced to leave Ireland from ports like Cobh.
Figure 36.15 (right) One Here Now, 1996 (restored 2018), by Brian O’Doherty, a.k.a. Patrick Ireland, Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Cork.
