Sculpture in the Parklands

Bog Wood Road by Johan Sietzema

Sculpture in the Parklands is a sculpture park in County Offaly , Ireland .

history

The first works of art were created in 2002 during the Lough Boora International Sculpture Symposium , in which eight Irish and international Land Art artists took part. Every year the collection was expanded to include several works.

The sculpture park has an area of 20 hectares and is one of five attractions on the 2000 hectare Lough Boora Parklands , a moorland. The other tourist attractions are Finnamore Lakes , Turraun Wetlands , Mesolithic Site, and Cloghan Wetlands .

Participating artists

Boora Pyramid (2002) by Eileen MacDonagh (Ireland)
Raised Line (2002) by Maurice MacDonagh (Ireland)
Raised Circle (2002) by Maurice MacDonagh
A Tree in a Sculpture (2002) by Naomi Seki (Japan)
Boora Stacks (2002) by Naomi Seki
Sky-train (2002) by Mike Bulfin (Ireland)
60 Degrees (2002) by Kevin O'Dwyer (Ireland)
Lough Boora Triangle (2002) by Jorn Ronnau (Denmark)
Happiness (2005) by Marianne Jorgensen (Denmark)
Bog Wood Road (2005) by Johan Sietzema (Netherlands)
Cycles (2006) by Caroline Madden (United States)
Boora Convergence (2006) by Dave Kinane (Ireland)
Sky + Earth (2008) by Martina Galvin (Ireland)
Ruaile Buaile (2008) by Patrick Dougherty (Ireland)
System No. 30 (2009) by Julian Wild (Great Britain)
Passage (2009) by Alan Couniham (Ireland)
Tippler Bridge (2009) by Kevin O'Dwyer
Bogwood Tower - From Earth to Sky (2010) by Alfio Bonanno (Australia / Denmark)