Susan Blood, Banner Correspondent
PROVINCETOWN — In his proposal for “The Great Wonder,” a temporary sculpture in Ireland, artist Jay Critchley connected food security to liberty.
“To me one of the most shocking images of the (COVID-19) pandemic was to see miles of cars lined up in Arkansas, or Kansas, looking for food,” Critchley said in a recent interview. “They’re sitting in their brand new SUVs but don’t have any food. It got me thinking more deeply about food and its role in our culture.”
Last spring, Critchley responded to a call for proposals from Sculpture Dublin, a Dublin City Council initiative that commissioned six site-specific sculptures through an open competition. Both grandparents on Critchley’s mother’s side are from Ireland.