Projected portraiture, poetry, and textural elements presented as a triptych of three video sculptures, each measuring up to four meters tall, on the front lawn of Belfast City Hall.

 

Together, the series connects the people with the fabric of the city as illustrated through the texts of Sinead Morrissey and Maureen Boyle. The work connects Belfast’s industrial past with how people relate to the city today – the harmony between the urban and the pastoral.

This work expresses Northern Ireland’s literary heritage in an exciting, dynamic, and accessible form. It adds a visual dimension to a literal interpretation and invites the public to engage with the OU’s research in literature and the creative arts.

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Constructed from steel and fabricated with over 40 miles of monofilament nylon wire, the physical elements of the artwork make reference to Belfast’s roots in weaving and shipbuilding. The woven nature of the wire is disrupted naturally in the wind and draws the public towards it. The audience was free to strum the wire as they walked between each sculpture. With this fabric, images will appear alive and electrified - colours are crisp, eye-catching, and luminous.
 

Fabrication by Michael McIvor
Curated by Carrie Neely and commissioned by The Open University.