• publications
  • projects

Tag Archives: commission

Minister for Arts launches collaboration between artist Pauline O’Connell and Ciarán Walsh | www.curator.ie

Comments Off on Minister for Arts launches collaboration between artist Pauline O’Connell and Ciarán Walsh | www.curator.ie
Posted by Ciaran Walsh on June 20, 2012 – 11:30 am
Filed under Art, Film

 A still from the shoot by  Ciarán Walsh \ www.curator.ie showing Thomas O'Sullivan carrying steel buckets  on the handlebars of an old bike as he cycles along a rural laneway in County Kerry, Ireland. Ciarán Walsh was shooting ‘Drawing the Water’ for artist Pauline O'Connell, a 5 minute film that deals with the tasks associated with collecting water. “It’s an intense reflection on the importance of water, the rhythm of the task of collecting it and the sensuous quality of washing by hand" says Walsh who spent three days filming the piece.

 

Saturday, 23 June 2012 | Milltown, County Kerry | Ireland

The official launch of  the collaboration between artist Pauline O’Connell and www.curator.ie takes place this weekend in Milltown, Co. Kerry. The project will be launched by arts minister Jimmy Deenihan T.D. in the community centre on Saturday. The event will involve a screening of the film, supporting documentation and a celebratory céilí or dance. It kicks off at 8pm.

‘Drawing the Water’ is a public art project by artist Pauline O’Connell. It was commissioned under the Per Cent for Art Scheme that is administered by the Arts Office of Kerry County Council. It was filmed by Ciarán Walsh in September, on location in Milltown and in a studio in Ballyheigue. Post production was managed by Ciarán Walsh.

‘Drawing the Water’ was inspired by ‘The Spout,’ a public water supply in the centre of the Milltown that was a focal point in the town as local people ‘drew’ fresh water on daily basis. O’Connell developed the piece over a year, collecting stories about ‘The Spout’ in schools and in the community.The film is a 5 minute short / artwork that deals with the tasks associated with collecting water. “It’s an intense reflection on the importance of water, the rhythm of the task of collecting it and the sensuous quality of washing by hand. It’s informed by all the conversations that Pauline has had with people in the town’” says Walsh who spent 3 days filming the artwork for O’Connell. The filming  involved performances by Thomas O’Sullivan of Milltown and Chiara Ghia.

 

Invitation: ‘Drawing the Water’     |     Information: Media Release

 

 

 A still from the shoot by  Ciarán Walsh \ www.curator.ie showing Chiara Ghia simulating the wring of water out of cloth. Ciarán Walsh was shooting ‘Drawing the Water’ for artist Pauline O'Connell, a 5 minute film that deals with the tasks associated with collecting water. “It’s an intense reflection on the importance of water, the rhythm of the task of collecting it and the sensuous quality of washing by hand" says Walsh who spent three days filming the piece. This scene was shot in a studio Ballyheigue where Walsh is based.


  •  

     

    HOME

     

    Anthropo lab 2016 P1180364 600 dpi

     

     

  • News

    • An Island Funeral, Inishbofin, 16 July 2023.
    • TCD to announce return of ancestral remains to Inishbofin
    • Blogging resumes on Ballymaclinton: An Irish giant, 24 stolen skulls, one colonial legacies project and a slave owner named Berkeley.
    • Is the TCD statement on the stolen skulls of Inishbofin a missed opportunity?
    • Inishbofin Islanders demand repatriation of remains held in TCD
  •  

     

    COMMENT | BLOG

     

    ballymac-banner1 400

  • ABOUT

     

    ciaran ambrotype2IMG_0001

     

     

  • CONTACT

     

    curator.ie@gmail.com

     

    +353872370846

     

    Booleenshare

    Ballyheigue

    Tralee

    Co Kerry

    Ireland

     

     




Latest News



An Island Funeral, Inishbofin, 16 July 2023.



TCD to announce return of ancestral remains to Inishbofin



Blogging resumes on Ballymaclinton: An Irish giant, 24 stolen skulls, one colonial legacies project and a slave owner named Berkeley.



www.curator.ie || Booleenshare, Co. Kerry, Ireland || web design by Kerrynet Solutions