The sounds of the lost coast will once again echo through Cork city center for one day this January.
Found Sound (Lost at Sea) 11.1.11 is an installation by sound artist Danny McCarthy that will resonate throughout Emmett Place and permeate Cork’s surrounding soundscape on Thursday 11th January outside the Crawford Art Gallery To do.
The performance of this unique sound piece marks 13 years since the last foghorns from lighthouses along the Irish coast were discontinued on 11 January 2011.
Found Sound (Lost at Sea) 11.1.11 was created as a result of McCarthy’s interest in acoustic ecology.
The sound installation can be heard intermittently throughout the day, serving as a reminder of what was once an essential soundtrack to everyday life.
McCarthy’s work, which entered the National Collection in 2020, is unique to the context of Crawford Art Gallery. This gallery was originally built in 1724 as Cork’s Custom House, and the acoustic works recall her association with the city’s commercial success as an important port for commerce, immigration and defence, since the 18th century. .
Cork Port also claims to be one of the world’s largest naturally navigable ports, and as the city’s motto, “Bene Fida Carinis Station,” indicates, it is a popular destination for seafarers, tourists, and intercontinental travelers. We provide a safe base for the transportation of
Crawford Art Gallery says it is delighted to mark the anniversary of this important work, and in search of the once ubiquitous but now lost echoes of the coast, on January 11th Visitors are invited to stroll through the gallery on Thursdays.
About the artist: Danny McCarthy (born 1950) has been one of the pioneers of Irish performance and sound art for over 40 years and continues to be a leading figure in exhibiting and performing in Ireland and abroad. I am. In 2006, he founded The Quiet Club, a floating membership sound (art and electronics) performance group, with Mick O’Shea. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and is the founding director of the Triskel Art Center and the National Sculpture Factory.