Name: Death in the Garden
Start: 2024-09-22T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-09-22T15:30:00+01:00
Location: Goldenbridge Cemetery

Death in the Garden

Common Ground is an arts development organisation based in Inchicore, in one of the most historic and changing areas of Dublin’s south west inner city. Common Ground works across the communities of Inchicore, Rialto and Kilmainham.  It is an arts organisation that is about building a community with creativity at its core, that connects artists with the local people.

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Observations on Patrick Byrne's Mortuary Chapel at Goldenbridge Cemetey with Dr. Livia Hurley

Goldenbridge Cemetery

Assembling in the cemetery, we will gather with Livia on A L T A R for a reading of her essay Death in the garden: Patrick Byrne's mortuary chapel at Goldenbridge Cemetery, Dublin.Dr. Livia Hurley is a Design-Fellow at the School of Architecture, UCD. Livia has published widely on Irish architecture and was co-editor and principal author of ‘Architecture 1600-2000’, Volume IV of the Art and Architecture of Ireland project. Livia is the Chair of the Irish Georgian Society Conservation Awards Jury; and a Trustee of the Revelstoke Trust, Lambay Island, County Dublin. Please note:This is an outdoor event so please dress for the weather.Participants are asked to remove their shoes when they gather on A L T A R.This event may be documented by film and still photography. The film will be screened and images used for publishing, press and social media. A L T A R is a site-responsive intervention for Goldenbridge Cemetery by artist Clodagh Emoe and architect Donal Lally. A L T A R explores how we, the living and the dead, are intrinsically connected with the natural world. A L T A R draws on the material and essence of plant life, creating a gathering space between the interior of the 18th-century Mortuary Chapel and the canopy of the ancient Beech Tree. A L T A R is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland and supported by Common Ground, Dublin Cemeteries Trust, NCAD and TUDublin.

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