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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, , Co. Offaly, 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 Tyrrellspass funding was provided by Offaly County Council, Atlantic N6 Moate R400 N62 R444 N80 Rhod Kilbeggan Corridor, Concrete, Offaly LEADER+ Company, Clara N52 Croghan R444 Doon Shannon Development, West Offaly Partnership, Monastic Site onbridge R436 Rahan Mount Development Association, Brosna Press and Gallic R402 Tullamore Lucas R4 Belmont OFFA Distributors. R420 Ballingar ert Equestrian Br R357 Centre Belfast R357 N52 Mucklagh Walsh Island N80 A Y Shannon Lough Boora Cloghan Parklands Harbour R420 The development of Sculpture in the Parklands would not Banagher LOUGH BOORA R R356 R437 Sligo R438 R421 have been possible without the vision and enthusiasm of N62 Kilcormac Cloneygowan Portar N52 Athlone R422 R423 symposium artists Naomi Seki (Japan), Jorn Ronnau R439 RosenallisGalway Rath Clonaslee 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 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