BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:791@https://flypost.ie SUMMARY:Tír Breac / Speckled Land — Anna Macleod DTSTAMP:20260514T192427Z DTSTART:20260321T100000Z DTEND:20260530T160000Z DESCRIPTION:Tír Breac / Speckled Land is the latest iteration of an ongoing project that\nconsiders our human relationship to nature and place throug h ‘speckled ways of\nseeing’\, defined as a Celtic perceptual attentivenes s to the seen\, heard\, and\nfelt granular details of a place. ‘Speckled w ays of seeing’ implicates the lens\nof indigenous knowledge passed down th rough oral histories and ritual\nlandscapes\, which this work combines wit h organic materials and heritage craft\npractices to critique modern knowl edge of land and nature.\n\nThe Gaelic culture of Ireland and Scotland sou ght to understand nature\, through\nthe solar and lunar cosmologies of the Neolithic standing stone and henge sites\,\nand by mapping the mysteries of place through the Dindsenchas and other epic\nmythological cycles. Tír Breac refers to these ancient cosmologies through its\nattention to the ca lendrical festivals that mark the changing seasons in the\nagricultural cy cle: Samhain\, Imbolc\, Bealtaine\, and Lughnasadh. Speckled ways of\nseei ng involve an intimate understanding of the land through the seasons\, as\ nlight\, pattern\, and colour constantly shift by the minute\, the hour\, and the\nseason.\n\nMoreover\, speckled ways of seeing entail a sensitivit y to a world inhabited by\nOthers. In Celtic folklore and mythology\, flor a and fauna have shapeshifting\nqualities. A salmon can give wisdom to the person who eats its flesh. The wind\nhas colours. The bark\, fruit\, and leaves of trees can heal or harm. Gods and\ngoddesses rule the light and t he dark. These other-than-human entities can\nappear in liminal spaces and the thresholds of seasons.\n\nThis series of works explores speckled seei ng by employing organic materials and\nheritage land practices to ‘trouble ’ contemporary understanding of nature. The\nfollowing materials were pred ominantly sourced in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland\nand the Northwest of Ireland: hay and straw\, found bog oak\, hawthorn from fallen\nlone trees (hUath / Sceath Gheal)\, and blackthorn wood (Draighneán Donn) thinned\nfr om the hedgerow. Research has drawn extensively on archives and artifacts in\nlocal and national museums in Ireland and Scotland. Groundwork also in cluded\ntime spent with local historians\, musicians\, storytellers\, crof ters\, and Harris\ntweed weavers\, as well as with Leitrim farmer\, storyt eller\, and writer Gerry\nBohan\, with whom the artist has an ongoing work ing partnership.\n\n\nEVENTS\n\n7 March: Opening reception with performanc e by Pádraig McGovern\, 2 — 4pm. No\nbooking required.\n\n21 March: Guided tour with Anna Macleod\, 11am — 12pm. No booking required.\n\n25 April: A nna Macleod and Gerry Bohan in conversation with Mary Conlon\, 11am —\n12p m. Booking required. Book your free ticket here\n[https://thedock.ticketso lve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873684103]\n\n16 May: Uisce Sionainn / Flora Lia tromensis\, performative walking event\, 11am —\n1pm. Booking required. Bo ok your free ticket here\n[https://thedock.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sho ws/873684105] URL:https://flypost.ie/event/tir-breac-speckled-land-anna-macleod LOCATION:The Dock Arts Centre - St. George’s Terrace\, Carrick-on-Shannon\, County Leitrim\, N41T2X2. STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibition,visualart,leitrim,carrickonshannon,thedock X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Tír Breac / Speckled Land is the l atest iteration of an ongoing project that considers our human relationshi p to nature and place through ‘speckled ways of seeing’, defined as a Celt ic perceptual attentiveness to the seen, heard, and felt granular details of a place. ‘Speckled ways of seeing’ implicates the lens of indigenous kn owledge passed down through oral histories and ritual landscapes, which th is work combines with organic materials and heritage craft practices to cr itique modern knowledge of land and nature.

The Gaelic culture of Ir eland and Scotland sought to understand nature, through the solar and luna r cosmologies of the Neolithic standing stone and henge sites, and by mapp ing the mysteries of place through the Dindsenchas and other epic mytholog ical cycles. Tír Breac refers to these ancient cosmologies throug h its attention to the calendrical festivals that mark the changing season s in the agricultural cycle: Samhain, Imbolc, Bealtaine, and Lughnasadh. S peckled ways of seeing involve an intimate understanding of the land throu gh the seasons, as light, pattern, and colour constantly shift by the minu te, the hour, and the season.

Moreover, speckled ways of seeing enta il a sensitivity to a world inhabited by Others. In Celtic folklore and my thology, flora and fauna have shapeshifting qualities. A salmon can give w isdom to the person who eats its flesh. The wind has colours. The bark, fr uit, and leaves of trees can heal or harm. Gods and goddesses rule the lig ht and the dark. These other-than-human entities can appear in liminal spa ces and the thresholds of seasons.

This series of works explores spe ckled seeing by employing organic materials and heritage land practices to ‘trouble’ contemporary understanding of nature. The following materials w ere predominantly sourced in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland and the Northw est of Ireland: hay and straw, found bog oak, hawthorn from fallen lone tr ees (hUath / Sceath Gheal), and blackthorn wood (Draighneán Donn) thinned from the hedgerow. Research has drawn extensively on archives and artifact s in local and national museums in Ireland and Scotland. Groundwork also i ncluded time spent with local historians, musicians, storytellers, crofter s, and Harris tweed weavers, as well as with Leitrim farmer, storyteller, and writer Gerry Bohan, with whom the artist has an ongoing working partne rship.

Events

7 March: Opening reception wi th performance by Pádraig McGovern, 2 — 4pm. No booking required.

21 March: Guided tour with Anna Macleod, 11am — 12pm. No bo oking required.

25 April: Anna Macleod and Gerry Bo han in conversation with Mary Conlon, 11am — 12pm. Booking required. Book your free ticket here

16 May: Uisce Sionainn / Flora Liatromensis, performative walking event, 11am — 1pm. Bo oking required. Book your free ticket here

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