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Linen Memorial to Lives Lost returns to Corrymeela’s Ballycastle Centre, The memorial consists of white linen handkerchiefs on which the names of every man, woman and child killed in the conflict are embroidered.
Saturday 21 June 2008
Saturday 21 June 2008
9:00 am
9:00 pm
Corrymeela Ballycastle Centre- Croi
free
Event
Linen Memorial Returns to Corrymeela for 2008 Day of Private Reflection
If you missed the moving art installation Linen Memorial to Lives Lost last year, you have another chance to witness this thought provoking piece. Linen Memorial to Lives Lost returns to Corrymeela’s Ballycastle Centre on Saturday 21 June for the 2008 Day of Private Reflection. Belfast-born artist Lycia Trouton’s Linen Memorial consists of white linen handkerchiefs on which the names of every man, woman and child killed in the conflict are embroidered. The names listed represent the almost 4,000 persons killed traumatically from 1966 to 2001. New names are in the process of being embroidered.
Accompanying the exhibit will be a reading of the names of all those killed, in chronological order, from the book Lost Lives by David McKittrick, Brian Feeney, Seamus Kelters, Chris Thornton and David McVea.
The Day of Private Reflection was instated as a time for people all over the world to pause and reflect upon the Northern Ireland conflict and the possibilities for the future. Speaking perfectly to this ambition, the Linen Memorial to Lives Lost remains a humble and hopeful contribution to the possible ‘fragile parity of esteem-for-difference’ in communities in Northern Ireland. For every observer, it quietly personalises the terrible consequences of conflict.
Lycia reflects,
‘While I have been an artist for many years my most major achievement, to date, has been this commemorative creation.’ A powerful creation that after a long journey might finally have some closure. She said, ‘The memorial has been a heartfelt personal project – now brought home to rest. When I met Kate Turner at the Healing Through Remembering offices in Belfast, she alerted me to the fact that their offices were in a renovated historic Belfast linen handkerchief factory! Then, she told me about their research and projects – I was extremely moved.’
If you are interested in visiting this historically significant piece, please be aware that while Corrymeela makes attempts for a safe and quiet space, the memorial can be quite moving or even disturbing. Please come accompanied by a friend or loved one.
Note: The memorial would not be possible without the contributions of skilled needleworkers and utilitarian sewers. If you are interested in embroidering 10 names on one linen handkerchief (which takes approximately 10 hours to complete), please contact the artist at lyciatrouton@gmail.com
Lycia Trouton is an artist, academic, and site-specific earthworks sculptor. She is the child of a Belfast/Bangor couple who emigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1970. Lycia spent three years living in the divided city of Detroit, which made her acutely aware of the inequities of racial segregation and reminded her of Belfast, and communities fractured from violence.
The Linen Memorial has been created over a period of eight years and is still in progress. For further information see www.linenmemorial.org or www.lyciatrouton.com
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