Don’t Worry: Longford s 1918 message rings true 100 years on
Engage: Light installation harks back to the Spanish Flu pandemic of a century ago
Reporter:
jessica.thompson@longfordleader.ie
Left: The original 1918 photography with the message of hope in Longford town. Right: Engage s new light installation in Longford town );
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As the country faces into an extension of the current Level 5 lockdown, it’s important to find hope and positivity in the little things around us. That’s the message local voluntary art group, Engage, has put out there with a new light installation on the gable of the Durkin’s building in Longford town.
In April, with the clubs shut down and musicians feeling adrift, expressive pop artist
Mobley embarked on an ambitious project. He randomly paired 15 musicians and 15 filmmakers to create a visual album with a process structured around the surrealist drawing game exquisite corpse.
In the game, a scene is formed as each player draws a part then folds the paper to obscure their contribution before handing off to the next player. For the visual album, each artist was provided an end clip of the preceding song. They were each given two days to complete their work and the project’s title: “Home Unfamiliar” was their only prompt. Top Austin talents like Shakey Graves, Wild Child’s Kelsey Wilson, Sweet Spirit’s Sabrina Ellis and Spoon’s Jim Eno contributed.