It's over a year since the last entry. During that time I have been working on the follow-on project which is now called Walking Silvermines/ Siuloid Beal Atha Gabhann. This public artwork in the form of a walking project consists of 13 double-sided signs, a map and guidebook. It has been informed by a long-term research process, drawing on material that was presented by the people of Silvermines during the Imginary Museum project, and on other material presented or uncovered since.
It is created with and for the community of Silvermines, something that reflects and addresses their desire for a presently absent tourist industry. It also provides an opportunity to present the 'heritage' of the area, something that is very important to this community, but it does so in a way that is not uncritical of the way that the Heritage Industry packages a place and a past for tourist consumption.
This project is made possible through the generosity of the people of Silvermines in sharing their knowledge and archive materials. It is being carried out with invited contributions from artists Clive Moloney and Sally Anne McFadden, and designer Dave Wrenne.
