ARCHIVE: Art in the Landscape - Festival of Change at Lough Boora

April 16, 2025
Share

On Saturday 22nd June, the Art in the Landscape - Festival of Change events originally scheduled to take place earlier in the year proceeded ahead at Lough Boora.

Eileen Hutton led guests on a guided walk for Soil Portraits of Lough Boora. Hutton discussed the temporary installation of soil chromatography ‘trail markers’ located along sections of the Sculpture Trail in Lough Boora. 

Based on scientific methodology, soil chromatography is an alternative photography process that creates a ‘soil portrait’ on light sensitive filter paper. It can be used to assess the general health of soil, including soil structure, biological diversity, organic matter content, humus, and minerals available for plants. 

This was followed by Lá na Móna, a co-curated cross art form collaboration between Rita Duffy visual artist and Nuala Hayes performer/storyteller. A series of interactive performances and happenings, with music, storytelling and more.

This walking theatrical experience will took inspiration from one of Offaly Playwright Marina Carr’s most celebrated characters ‘Catwoman’ from the renowned play By the Bog of Cats and featured special guests Séan Ryan, Eimear Burke and Michael Creagh, who appeared at various points of the guided theatrical walk. Local actors and musicians from drama groups in the area also featured in the performance.

Please see the image gallery below.

Woman sitting in front of Esker Arts bus with a laptop on the table.
Woman sitting at desk in front of bus.
Two women looking at two signs with emblems on them in a field.
Two signs with emblems on them in the grass.
People standing on path listening to a speaker.
People standing on path listening to a speaker.
Group of people looking at bog wood.
Group of people looking at bog wood.
Group of people looking at two men on a train in the bog.
Two men standing on yellow train
Group of people looking at two men on a train in the bog.
Man playing tin whistle sitting in front of a building made of bog wood.
Man playing tin whistle sitting in front of a building made of bog wood.
Man playing tin whistle sitting in front of a building made of bog wood.
Woman sitting in front of a tunnel bridge with people inside.
Man standing in shed.
Man standing in shed holding plough.
Group of people standing in field listening to speaker.
Woman talking to a group of people in a field with three shrines behind them.
Group of people standing in field.
Person speaking in field with 3 shrines in the background.
Shrine depicting a young girl, in a field.
Woman in purple dress standing beside statue in field.
Woman in purple dress speaking next to a statue
Group of people looking at a statue in a field.
Woman with purple cloak posing with a statue in the field.
Woman with purple cloak and stick speaking to a group of people in a field.
Woman in a purple cloak talking to a group of people in a field.
Woman in white dress and shawl holding flowers in a field.
Woman in white dress and veil holding flowers in a field.
Woman in white dress and veil holding flowers in a field.
Woman in white dress holding flowers and walking in a field.
Woman with white dress, a veil and flowers looking out into the field.
Group of people listening to speaker with binoculars in a field.
Woman wearing binoculars speaking outside with book in hand.
Woman wearing binoculars speaking outside with a book in hand.
Woman wearing binoculars speaking outside with book in hand.
Woman on path with a bicycle, accompanied by 4 other people.
Women with a bike talking to a group with her hands moving.
A woman talking to a group of people on a path.
Woman talking to a group of people on a path with a book in her hands.
Woman in white dress leaning on a box in despair.
Woman in white dress and veil sitting on box, crying.
Woman in white dress and veil, sitting on a box, crying.
Woman in white dress and veil sitting on a box.
Woman in white dress and veil sitting on a box.
Woman in white dress and veil sitting on a box, crying.
Two women posing in front of a pyramid made of turf.
Pyramid of turf with three red balloons on top in a field.
Woman holding tapestry in a field.
Two women holding tapestry in field.