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ROOTS, a dialogue in textile and poetry

The countdown is on. Sixteen months of work is coming to fruition. From 23rd September 2024 we will start to hang an exhibition of artworks created in response to the poetry of Irish poet, Jane Clarke, in The Coach House, Dublin Castle. The exhibition will be open to the public from 26th September and our official launch will be in early October.

This is such an exciting time for us as a collective. We have lived with the emotions and memories evoked by Jane’s poems for many months and we have taken them to our hearts. We each chose a poem, or a number of poems to respond to, creating unique artworks using different techniques, which reflect her words and the personal memories those words brought to the surface in each artist. Confronting the personal memories that were dredged up for each artist was not always an easy process, but we feel privileged to be able to have the ability to express the personal in artworks that may speak to us all.

Thank you to the OPW for granting us an exhibition space as wonderful as The Coach House, Dublin Castle and the staff at Dublin Castle for their help and cooperation. We especially thank, Jane Clarke for trusting us to give visual expression to her quiet, powerful words.

Thanks also to Kildare County Council for grant funding under the Arts Act and to Niamh in Inniscara Bespoke Framing, Co. Kildare who has worked with us in devising a cohesive framing plan for our diverse artworks.

More images and information will follow as we put the products of our emotions and Jane Clarke’s words on the white walls of the Kane Room, Dublin Castle.

Credit: Image used in our poster: ‘Final Moments‘ Pauline Kiernan.

One comment

  1. Pat Tobin says:

    I am delighted for you all Barbara and so looking forward to seeing the exhibition. The combination of Jane’s talent with Element 15’s will be beautiful.. I wish you well with it.

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