DÚLRA: Heat of history made real in sculpture from 32 sods of turf
WOULDN’T it be something if you could condense the essence of Ireland into a single object so small you could keep it with you to admire and take inspiration from? It’s hard to imagine if that would even be possible, but that was the challenge facing acclaimed West Belfast-based artist Farhad O’Neill. And it wasn’t as if he could choose his own materials. Because this was as unique and unusual a commission as he had ever been asked to undertake. The story began 40 years ago just after Jake Mac Siacais was released from prison. He was spending time down south and before returning he d...