Illustrations from a group exhibition commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Derry, North of Ireland.
These two pieces are hanging in the Museum of Free Derry.
Sunday Morning. India ink, Oak gall ink & Irish black tea on cotton watercolour paper. 18” x 24”
This scene imagines an entryway of a home where family and friends would be gathering together before heading out for the day. A shirt ready for pressing, a chocolate bar for an afternoon treat, jackets to guard against the cold. These personal items could have belonged to any number of people, highlighting the random nature of violence.
They did though belong to the following men:
Tweed Jacket, Michael McDaid
Jean Jacket, Gerald Donaghey
Corduroy Jacket, James Wray
Leather Belt, Patrick Doherty
Boxing Gloves, Jackie Duddy
Film Camera, William McKinney
Mars Chocolate Bar, Michael Kelly
Boots, Kevin McElhinney
Checkered Shirt, John Young
Chamberlain Street. India ink, Oak gall ink, Irish black tea on Cotton watercolour paper.
On the afternoon of 30 January 1972, Chamberlain Street is where the first lethal shot was fired. Within the walls and brickwork, memories of the day have found perches to rest and remain. There exist a plethora of similar sites throughout the city of Derry, where remnants of trauma and remembrance are nestled within crevices, corners and inside the hearts of an entire community. Each at their own pace now move towards healing and the future.