Open Art at Killenure Castle, Co. Tipperary,

Exhibtion runs until the end of June

 



Artist-in-Residence at Killenure Castle, April-May 2012
Above: The Lost Boys, (work in progress) insatllation



Killenure Castle™ will open its gates to the public for the first time, on May 1st 2012. Only a 'stone's throw' from Co Tipperary's Rock of Cashel, visit this castle and Georgian courtyard and discover an eclectic mix of architecture. The spaces within have had many different uses over the years - a fortified home with sturdy towers, a 'hunting box', a country house for a large family, a busy productive farm with stables and coach house, a boarding school and even a meditation centre.

 In May and June it is hosting a contemporary art exhibition in the Georgian outbuildings and sculpture garden around the grounds.  Over thirty artists have been invited to make and site work in the castle grounds. The work is sensitively placed in areas chosen by the artists who visited the castle in advance of submitting their proposals.

Admission to OAK €5 (concession €3), children €2.00 Family ticket is available for €12 (2 adults, 3 children).

The outdoor trail will take approx one hour. Please bring wellies with you.

Open 10.30am – 2.30pm. Last entry for trail Walk 1.30pm


 OAK Participating Artists
Saturio Alonzo, Steven Aylin, Jackie Ball, Aoife Barrett who will be working on site during the following dates in May. Tues 1, Wed 2, Mon 7, Tues 8, Tues 15, Mon 21, Tues 22, Sat 26, Sun 27, Mon 28 and Tues 29. Cormac Boydell, Mary Butler, Lian Callaghan, John Cash, Andrea Cleary, Eamon Colman, Mona Croom Carroll, Remco de Fouw, Aisling Ely, Abdul Ghofur/Epona Artwork, Inga Hamilton, Richard Healy, Sonja Landweer, Andrew Ludick, Padraig McGoran, Liz Nilsson, Niall O Neill, Pauline O’Connell, Geraldine O’Neill, Tony O’Malley, David Quinn, Philip Quinn, Paul Roche, Caroline Schofield, Una Sealy, Beatice Stewart, Gwen Wilkinson.



http://killenure.com/oak-open-art-killenure/

HOUSES IN THE WOODS (The Lost Boys) 

For this exhibition I created an architectural installation of more than 10 distinct raised houses; 3D wooden structures combining to form a Favela or shantytown.  Each “house” varies in size with the larger ones measuring up to 8ft tall. This is a large representation of my degree show piece Favela. With the help of carpenter, Sean Lowe, these structures were built on site during the month of April.  I will further develop the installation on site over the course of the exhibition allowing interaction and communication with the public.

The piece investigates abstract concepts of the mysterious place of sanctuary and survival, and a person’s need for shelter and protection.  It also looks at the notion of the “pilgrim” or “traveller”, exploring the concept and ethos of those who went into unexplored territory in search of a new life. 

This is a socially engaged project, encouraging public participation in order to break down barriers between artist and audience.  It is built on a large scale to create something with a real presence above being purely functional as a venue or shelter.  The viewer must move through the installation and view it from every angle to really experience it. 

I'd like to thank Dundrum Sawmills for their generous sponsorship of materials for this project. 

Artist-in-Residence at Killenure Castle (April-May)

 The work in progress on site! 

 

The work station!!

The first frames

Waiting to be moved!

Placing the structures around the wooded area

Placing the structures around the wooded area