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Johan
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Bog-wood-road
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Marianne
Jorgensen
Marianne
Jorgensen is well known for her large-scale works on art in Denmark.
During her visit in May, Marian was inspired by the grave slabs,
holy wells and rag trees of West Offaly. She will create a Secret
Garden that will incorporate the imagery found in early Irish artwork
in combination with modern day text. The artwork will span 200 metres
along the cutaway bog.
Johan
Sietzema
Johan
Sietzema is a Dutch artist who works with natural materials to create
site-specific environmental sculptures. His work has been exhibited
in Holland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Belgium. Johan
lives in the heart of the Dutch Peatlands and has participated in
recent international peat sculpture symposiums including Art below
Sea Level and Peatpolis. Johan intends to use the natural materials
found in the Parklands for his sculpture:
Peat
and art go hand in hand. Artists are moved by the mysteries of peat
bogs. Using natural materials as accomplice, I intend to create
a procession of bog trees coming out of the ground. A memory of
the great forest that inhabited this landscape over 3,000 years
ago.
For further information please contact:
Kevin O’Dwyer
0506 24044
Tom Egan 0506 45978
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