This art piece by Elaine features in the exhibition taking place at Dublin Castle.
Jane Clarke speaking at the launch of the ‘Roots – a dialogue in textile and poetry’ exhibition in Dublin Castle.
Wicklow writer Jane Clarke’s poetry has inspired a major art exhibition in Dublin Castle.
Fifteen Element15 artists have created new textile and multimedia artworks, giving visual expression to the quiet, powerful words of the poet which echo throughout the exhibition as a sound installation.
The ‘Roots – a dialogue in textile and poetry’ exhibition speaks to the eternal human concerns of living, loving and dying. It highlights the connection across the different art forms to bring to the forefront how we fabricate memory, imagination, emotion and ideas into something that resonates in minds and hearts.
The ancient connections between words and textiles reach back to their roots in language. Both ‘text’ and ‘textile’ come from the Latin word ‘texere’, meaning to weave, write and tell a story.
Jane said: “It opens doors into memory, emotion, ideas and possibilities.”
There has been a great response from the public to the combination of the poetry and art work and many visitors recommend it to friends or return themselves to see it again.
The director of the Arts Council, Maureen Kennelly, launched the exhibition, remarking that it is a perfect example of “how something new, miraculous and magical can be made by artistic collaboration.”
Entrance to the exhibition is free and it runs until the 19 January 2025.
