Roscommon writer Jane Clarke’s poetry has inspired a major art exhibition in Dublin Castle.
‘ROOTS: A Dialogue in Textile and Poetry’, which is being exhibited at the Coach House Gallery at Dublin Castle until January 19th 2025, comprises the work of fifteen artists, who have created new textile and multimedia artworks to give visual expression to the quiet, powerful words of the Roscommon poet, which echo throughout the exhibition as a sound installation.
The exhibition speaks to the eternal human concerns of living, loving and dying – “opening doors”, says Jane Clarke, “into memory, emotion, ideas and possibilities”.
Visitors find the combination of the poetry and art work very moving, and many recommend it to friends or return themselves to see it again. The Director of the Arts Council, Maureen Kennelly, who launched the exhibition, remarked 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. For more information about the exhibit, visit element15.ie/exhibitions/, email element15textile@gmail.com or find the ‘element15 Contemporary Textile Art Collective’ (the group behind the exhibit’s artwork) on Facebook and Instagram at element15textile. For more information about Roscommon poet Jane Clarke and her work, email janeeclarke302@gmail.com or visit janeclarkepoetry.ie.
