2015 EXHIBITIONS
PIGS ON PARADE
A Jack and Jill Foundation fundraising event
White resin pigs were sent as blank canvasses to 100 artists around Ireland. The resulting pieces were placed in prominent locations around Dublin city from 12th January 2015 and The Great Pig Hunt took place on 13th February using QR codes on their plinths to direct people to other nearby pigs - one fit family managed to find over 40 pigs! My handsome boar is called Twrch Trwyth (apparently sounds like 'Talk Trot' ) and he had a fabulous view of Stephen's Green shopping centre. All the pigs were then gathered together in the chq Building for a public viewing and final goodbye. Mr Trwyth now resides in Poland: może przynieść Ci szczęście
Approx 1.1m x 0.61m x 0.41m, No. 047 in the Pigs catalogue
A Jack and Jill Foundation fundraising event
White resin pigs were sent as blank canvasses to 100 artists around Ireland. The resulting pieces were placed in prominent locations around Dublin city from 12th January 2015 and The Great Pig Hunt took place on 13th February using QR codes on their plinths to direct people to other nearby pigs - one fit family managed to find over 40 pigs! My handsome boar is called Twrch Trwyth (apparently sounds like 'Talk Trot' ) and he had a fabulous view of Stephen's Green shopping centre. All the pigs were then gathered together in the chq Building for a public viewing and final goodbye. Mr Trwyth now resides in Poland: może przynieść Ci szczęście
Approx 1.1m x 0.61m x 0.41m, No. 047 in the Pigs catalogue
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What the mediaeval story doesn't mention is that pigs are very social and family-orientated creatures. In this design, our brave Twrch Trwyth wears his armour of golden “bristles” to defend his family of seven little piglets that are clinging tightly to his belly. His scissors, comb and razor are hidden in the design of his armour to disguise them from the marauding Culhwch and Arthur
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Twrch Trwyth is a boar king from one of the Welsh mediaeval Mabinogi stories (Triath ri Torcraide in parallel Irish tales). Described as a ferocious beast with glittering bristles, he keeps his comb, razor and scissors between his ears. The main protagonist of the story is Culhwch who enlists the help of his kinsman, King Arthur, to chase the boar and steal these items as part of a series of tasks he is set in order to marry the beautiful Olwen.
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