Ireland

STREET ART AT ONE END OF COLLEGE STREET

March 2, 2023 by infomatique

NEAR THE OLD ASYLUM WATERFORD 2016

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During my 2016 visit I discovered that Waterford City hosted an amazing collection of street are and it gets better every year because of the Waterford Walls street art festival. I could not visit last year and unfortunately I cannot find a suitable hotel this room [late August/ early September].

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IN-VISIBLE BY TINA O’CONNELL

March 1, 2023 by infomatique

AN INTERESTING WATER FEATURE IN THE WATERFORD PEOPLES PARK

One thing that I have noticed in Ireland is that water features are never properly maintained and eventually they become non-water features. Unfortunately, when I photographed this a year later it was in very poor condition … hardly any water and lots of litter and branches within the pool area. But to be fair in 2017 it was in excellent condition and the water in the ball was clear.

In 1999, artist Tina O’Connell was commissioned to re-create a fountain on the same site as where there had been a Victorian style tiered fountain which had fallen into disrepair. Thus Tina’s contemporary sculpture is also a fully functioning fountain. After an extended period of research into the materials and of development ‘In-Visible’ was finally sited and fully installed in 2002.

‘In-Visible’ (2001) is a contemporary sculpture incorporating a water feature. Inspired by the connection between Waterford City and the world famous Waterford Glass industry, O’Connell’s work consists of a very large transparent acrylic sphere (2 metres in diameter), over which clear running water continuously flows, and which is positioned on a large, circular platform made from black Kilkenny marble. The work has been referred to locally as the ‘Orb Fountain’.

URBAN EXPRESSION ON STEPHEN’S STREET AND ALEXANDER STREET

February 27, 2023 by infomatique

DE LA SALLE HALL WATERFORD

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My first visit to Waterford was in May 2016 and I was surprised to discover much really good street art and when I asked the staff back at the hotel why it was so good they told me that there was an annual event known as Waterford Walls. I decided that I would visit every September to visit to photograph what had been created during the festival but unfortunately I was unable to do so. Covid restrictions created problems for me, last year my hotel booking was cancelled and this year I cannot get a suitable hotel room at a price that I am willing to pay.

In August 2015 twenty two artists used the walls of Waterford city are their canvas. The Waterford Walls event had surpassed all expectations as locals and visitors flocked to the city to see the street artists in action. I was not certain if the hall was included in the programme but I am assuming that it was.

This building is an attractive and substantial composition of graceful proportions that, despite currently being disused, remains in very good condition. The building retains its original form and character, together with important original salient features and materials that contribute to the character of the site. The building is a prominent feature of the streetscape, and forms an important corner site linking Stephen’s Street with Alexander Street.

THE HOLY FAMILY PARISH CHURCH IN WATERFORD

February 26, 2023 by infomatique

LUKE WADDING STREET MAY 2016

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A year later I got a bit of a shock when I was inside this church taking some photographs. A priest started shouting very aggressively from the altar area demanding that I leave the property immediately. That was my last visit to this church.

I was surprised as I have checked with a number of priests over the years and they all advised that there was no need to seek permission to photograph the interior of a church except when a religious service is underway and assuming that I am not including members of the public in the photographs.

Luke Wadding, O.F.M. (16 October 1588 – 18 November 1657), was an Irish Franciscan friar and historian. Wadding was born on 16 October 1588 at Waterford to Walter Wadding of Waterford, a wealthy merchant, and his wife, Anastasia Lombard (sister of Peter Lombard, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland). Educated at the school of Mrs. Jane Barden in Waterford and of Peter White in Kilkenny, in 1604 he went to study in Lisbon and at the University of Coimbra.

Wadding founded the Pontifical Irish College for Irish secular clergy. In 1900, Wadding’s portrait and part of his library were in the Franciscan friary on Merchant’s Quay, Dublin. Through Wadding’s efforts, St Patrick’s Day became a feast day.

In the 1950s, a statue of Wadding was erected on the Mall in Waterford, adjacent to Reginald’s Tower and one of the city’s most prominent locations. The Waterford-born Franciscan’s literary, academic and theological attributes were denoted by a quill pen held poised in the statue’s right hand. More recently this statue was replaced by one of Thomas Francis Meagher. The figure of Luke Wadding was moved to a position at the entrance to the French Church, Waterford on Greyfriars.

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STREET ART BY ILJIN

February 26, 2023 by infomatique

O’CONNELL STREET IN WATERFORD CITY

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I am not sure when I took these photographs but they date from 2016 or earlier. My uncertainty is due to the fact that the original RAW files were damaged.

I first came across work by this artist in Waterford and have photographed more of their work since then.

According to Google Maps the artwork is still to be seen on O’Connell Street and it is in good condition.

Contact Artist: https://www.behance.net/iljin