Pálás Sí by Róisín Murphy FRIAI
Workshop / Talk >>>
The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Ln, Galway.
16:00 – 20:30h, Culture Night, Friday 18 September
FREE entry - All are welcome, no booking required
‘After an egg was eaten, the shells were crushed or thrown in the fire as otherwise it was believed that they would become the home of the fairies.’
The action of the community by collecting and blowing eggs together and a reflection on an animal that is intertwined with human activity in forming settlements for millennia. In particular the relationship of the hen to the cottage when hens historically were kept indoors at night for protection and warmth: they were primarily minded by women and after the commodification of eggs through the “dirty egg “ campaign in the 19th century and the loss of access to market for women , the pin money tells a story of the impact of practices that separated women from land and animal husbandry. The proposal is built on theme of the authors research of the impact of the milk on cities and towns in Ireland , in this work the attention is drawn to the egg. The resultant pavilion is designed to be composted or reassembled in another site, drawings and photographs of the Aos Sí to remain.
Project credits
Special thanks Joe Hogan https://www.joehoganbaskets.com