Urban Culture

I CHECK THE STREET ART ON FERRY WALK EVERY TIME I VISIT CORK

October 24, 2023 by infomatique

NEAR THE POPULAR SHAKY BRIDGE

I have visited this location many times and until now it has almost been impossible to photograph the ever changing artwork because of parked cars. Today I was lucky as there was only one car and it did not get in the way.

The laneway is but a section Ferry Walk, a reminder of the ferry crossing the River Lee prior to the construction of Daly’s ‘shaky’ Bridge in 1926. This is the only suspension bridge in Cork. West along the Mardyke Walk, is the Mardyke Arena, an indoor student sports centre owned by University College Cork. Beyond it, lies the famed Mardyke athletic grounds. On major sporting occasions, hundreds of spectators unable or unwilling to buy a ticket, would pack the stadium exterior, climb trees, and line nearby bridges and fields across the river.

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THEIR GENERIC RED METAL SCULPTURE IS BLUE

June 17, 2023 by infomatique

THEY ARE DIFFERENT IN BLACKROCK ON THE LEE

SEE GENERIC METAL SCULPTURE AT UCC CAMPUS

I decided to reprocess this and other photographs from my 2022 visit to Cork using three AI apps that I am currently beta testing.

Every time I have seen this there have been signs of anti-social activity [assuming that graffiti is always anti-social] and that is not something that I would associate with Blackrock in Cork.

I searched online for information and unfortunately all links found were to photographs by myself or some comments that I have made about what are often referred to as red metal yokes. I should mention that in May 2022 I also came across a similar installation by John Burke at the Wilton Roundabout and it was also blue.

This type of generic sculpture is usually red and it came as a surprise to discover two in Cork that are blue especially as the people of Cork appear to have adopted red as their defining colour.

Note: In 1913 Cork wore blue jerseys with a large yellow “C” in front. In a 1919 raid in by British troops on the county board rooms in Cook Street, the jerseys were taken. So, Cork used the jerseys of the St Finbarr’s Total Abstinence Hall team, which were dark red/maroon, and Cork have worn red ever since. An apocryphal story claims that the colours derive from St Anne’s Church, Shandon, which has walls of red sandstone and white limestone.

Note: In Ireland it is often the case that the word ‘yoke’ doesn’t have anything to do with eggs. Rather, it is another way of saying thing. So if someone in Ireland sees an object that they’ve never seen before, they will commonly be heard to ask, What’s that yoke there? Example: Can you pass me that yoke you use to control the TV.

THE KINO ON WASHINGTON STREET IN CORK

May 17, 2023 by infomatique

CURRENT MURAL IS NOT AS INTERESTING AS THE JACKIE OH MURAL

Dragon by Dan Leo has replaced the Jackie Oh mural at the Kino on Washington Street in Cork and to be honest I am a bit disappointed but that does not mean that I do not like the new artwork. Also, the Banger Events sign does not help.

The Kino was a 250 capacity arthouse cinema and music venue. Recently, not sure when, the Kino cultural complex reopened as a fully-licenced bar and nightclub.

Washington Street is a street in central Cork city, Ireland. Built in 1824, it runs from the old medieval town centre onto the site of the western marshes, and today links the Western Road and Lancaster Quay with the Grand Parade.