Coinciding with Lughnasadh and Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Anam na talún – meaning ‘soul of the fresh earth’ – is a new work made directly in response to PeasPark.
The harvest season is also associated with craftsmanship, community spirit, and the recognition that all growth comes with effort, and all rewards come with responsibility. The currently abundant foliage and rich crop of fruit in PeasPark is a result of our warmer-than-average weather in recent months. However, with growing concerns of drought, it is a reminder that that nature’s balance is precarious.
As with all of the siteboard imagery created for various projects, Eimear’s work will remain on-site until it is reclaimed by the elements
About the artist
Eimear Nic Roibeaird is an Irish artist and Gaeilgeoir whose practice is informed by folklore, mythology, and the restoration of relationships between people, place, and language. Working mainly in watercolour, Eimear creates figurative works that inhabit liminal spaces of transformation and renewal.
More information: https://www.pssquared.org/projects/anam-na-talun
PeasPark, 76 Skegoneill Ave, Belfast BT15 3JQ
