Inland Radius

Sound-walk, zine and street art

I created an immersive sound-walk that interwove with writer Sarah Maria Griffin’s zine and visual artist Shane O’Malley’s outdoor art, as part of ‘The Lighthouse Project’. The experience brings audience members on a walking route through Galway City, from the Town Hall Theatre, Woodquay, to Mutton Island Lighthouse, and premiered as part of Cúirt International Festival of Literature 2021. 

The trail is designed to give space for reflection, and to encourage an experience of the city and its environment in a fresh light. It can also be done elsewhere, layering the aural and written elements of the work onto new spaces.

This unique, interactive artwork is inspired by Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and the theme of personal journey. 

‘The Lighthouse Project’ is curated by Dani Gill and takes place in six counties in 2021, beginning in Galway. The programme is part of a wider EU project, Spot-Lit, featuring innovative offerings in literature, from Scotland, Finland, Northern Ireland and Iceland. The Lighthouse Project is supported by The Western Development Commission, The Arts Council of Ireland and Galway City Council.  Cúirt International Festival of Literature is the Commissioning Partner of the Galway site.

‘Inland Radius’ is available to download at: https://www.danigill.com/mutton-island-route/

You can read more about my process of developing the sound-walk at: https://padlet.com/maireadnichroinin/a7bimfvng1xtkpba