Mayo Atlas -
Aidan Conway, MarMar Architects
Mayo Atlas
Aidan Conway / Marmar Architects
Festival Printworks Gallery, Market St.
Exhibition open from Thursday 17 – Sunday 27, September
Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm, Sunday - Monday 12 noon - 5pm
FREE entry - All are welcome, no booking required
The Mayo Atlas is a research project by Aidan Conway, MarMar Architects exploring the built environment and landscapes of County Mayo.
Detailed 3D models from photogrammetric* and LiDAR* scans form the point of entry for each site. Dense surveys that reveal individual threads of enquiry varying from ecology, local history, geology, archaeology, construction, material, form and adaption.
This exhibition includes 11 such sites, each forming a short story within a shared context.
It includes collaborations with Aisling McCoy, Peter Molloy, Lottie Mac and Claire Kinsella. Conversations conducted across sites of varying scale and detail.
At Aillebaun Forest, the composition of the native woodland examined. The canopy is described by a tufting (Lottie Mac). Photogrammetric scans explore the changing scale of the oak, from sapling to mature tree, while photographs capture the rooms within the forest (Aisling McCoy).
At the other end of the scale, the detail of a timber column at Turin Gate Lodge is examined. A timber post set on a stone base, it has stood since 1838 and represents an almost 190-year-old experiment in timber detailing.
The objective of this ongoing research is to embed oneself in a context through the study of specific moments that, at times, may offer universal insights
Aidan Conway is an architect based in Castlebar, County Mayo. In 2021 he founded Marmar architects. The work engages with the history of the built environment and specifically how it positions itself within the landscape of the west of Ireland. They are currently engaged in a number of Residential projects, extensions and new builds along with a line of research work and teaching.
Supported by: The Arts Council (Project Award)
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