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Boora Pyramid ...I was fascinated by the strong directional light Eileen MacDonagh assisted by Marc Wouters and the shadows it cast on the landscape. Kevin O’Dwyer
Made from un-mortared stone, enshrouded in the growing bogs until revealed once more during peat harvesting.
Lough Boora Triangle Jorn Ronnau
60 Degrees Kevin O’Dwyer
Everything about Lough Boora is essentially horizontal in form: peat works, machine A space for meditation. A small triangular room with paths, rails, roads, a very special atmosphere where visitors will be able even the waterways to sit looking out toward the horizon. Jorn Ronnau are linear and it is to this I refer with the form of my sculpture, Boora Line Raised Line. Maurice MacDonagh We finally learned Maurice MacDonagh to live and let live. When will the tree grow taller than the Raised Line Maurice MacDonagh sculpture?
Sky-train Michael Bulfin
Having grown up in the area, my abiding memory is
of the machines that Bord na Móna brought Caption A Tree in a Sculpture in to work the bogs. Michael Bulfin Naomi Seki Naomi Seki
Lough Boora Parklands Boora, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland Spending three weeks on the bog documenting the progress To see more visit our website at www.loughbooraparklands.com of six sculptors as they create their work has been an exciting and rewarding project. James Fraher Symposium Photographer
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working of the bogland. the of working
Project Manager Project O’Cuiv Ruairi
this expansive unencumbered landscape. unencumbered expansive this
taking inspiration from the history and the and history the from inspiration taking
Parklands and stimulate all the senses as you explore you as senses the all stimulate and Parklands
opportunity to make massive sized work sized massive make to opportunity
through the seasons and the years. Come visit the visit Come years. the and seasons the through
by innovative works of art that change with the weather, the with change that art of works innovative by landscape…Each artist revelled in the in revelled artist landscape…Each
interested in its unique flora and fauna, now enhanced now fauna, and flora unique its in interested
The artworks have a sympathy with the with sympathy a have artworks The
permanent collection. A paradise for outdoor enthusiasts outdoor for paradise A collection. permanent
sculptures that are now part of the Parklands Parklands the of part now are that sculptures scale
legacy of the boglands, have created a series of large- of series a created have boglands, the of legacy
The artists, inspired by the rich natural and industrial and natural rich the by inspired artists, The
innovative land and environmental sculptures in Ireland. in sculptures environmental and land innovative T T
of Lough Boora now host some of the most most the of some host now Boora Lough of
he magnificent wetlands and wildlife wilderness wildlife and wetlands magnificent he
where art and nature meet nature and art where parklands… boora lough
lough boora sculpture symposium getting there Lough Boora Parklands Boora, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland The Arts Council provided considerable financial support to WESTMEATH N6 mulla Mount Temple N52 Rochfortridge help fund the artist’s fees and accommodation. Additional Athlone ON Horseleap Tyrrellspass funding was provided by Offaly County Council, Atlantic N6 Moate R400 N62 R444 N80 Rhod Kilbeggan Croghan Hill RIVER SHANNON Corridor, Banagher Concrete, Offaly LEADER+ Company, Clara N52 Croghan R444 Doon Shannon Development, West Offaly Partnership, Kilcormac Clonmacnoise Ballycumber Monastic Site RIVER BROSNA Daingean onbridge R436 Pollagh Rahan Mount Development Association, Brosna Press and Gallic R402 Ferbane Tullamore Lucas R4 Belmont GRAND CANAL OFFA Distributors. R420 Ballingar ert Equestrian Br R357 Centre Belfast R357 N52 Mucklagh Walsh Island N80 Geashill A Y Shannon Lough Boora Cloghan Parklands Harbour Mountbolus R420 The development of Sculpture in the Parklands would not Banagher LOUGH BOORA Killeigh R R356 R437 Sligo R438 R421 have been possible without the vision and enthusiasm of N62 Kilcormac Cloneygowan Portar N52 Ballyboy Athlone R422 R423 Dublin symposium artists Naomi Seki (Japan), Jorn Ronnau R439 RosenallisGalway Rath Clonaslee Cadamstown R422 R419 (Denmark), Mike Bulfin (Ireland), James Fraher (U.S.A.), Killyon CAMCOR R421 Mountmellick OFFALY Birr Emo R440 N80 Eileen MacDonagh (Ireland), Maurice MacDonagh (Ireland), Crinkle Kinnitty Shannon Rosslare
and Kevin O’Dwyer (Ireland). Special thanks to Bord na Slieve Bloom Ballyfin Mountains Portlaoise R421 Mona employees at the Boora works including Tom Egan, Cork Seamus Barron and Liam Fox, Lough Boora Parklands Manager, Sharon Parr and Symposium Project Manager, Ruairi O’Cuiv.
The Lough Boora International Sculpture Symposium was presented with the highly prestigious Allianz Business2Arts Award by President Mary MacAleese in 2003.
Sculpture in the Parklands sculpture in the parklands ...Where Art and nature meet
Comhairle Chontae Uíbh Fhailí Supported by Offaly County Council Offaly LEADER+ Arts Office
To see more visit our website at www.loughbooraparklands.com Design and print: Brosna Press 090 6454327 Lough Boora Parklands Boora, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland