ARTWORK CREATES POSITIVE OUTLOOK
Artwork creates positive outlook
BY ANNE PALMER
OMAGH'S Community House, built on the site of the 1998 bomb, is this week hosting an exhibition of a piece of textile art titled Close Knit to coincide with the anniversary of the atrocity.
More than 20 young people from both sides of the community worked together under the direction of artist Teresa Poyntz to create the artwork.
It will be displayed in the window of the Community House as a permanent reminder of the creativity and positive dreams of the young people in Omagh in 2008.
The textile art, a pair of wall hangings, is the outcome of a project designed to give young people in Omagh a voice and to listen to their dreams and aspirations for their home town.
The Duchess of Abercorn officially launched the exhibition. In the aftermath of the bomb the duchess recognised the need to give to the young people of the town and was a driving force in establishing Omagh Youth Community Choir. Ten years on, she realised today's generation of young people should also be given a voice.
Artist Teresa Poyntz explained that the inspiration for the art piece is a headline which appeared in the media very shortly after the bomb. It read: This morning in Omagh the sun rose again.
"It is very fitting that the healing energy of the sun should be captured and harnessed to reflect dreams and wishes of the young people," she said.
The artwork contains positive messages woven into the fabric of words and sentiments of the young people.
The second wall hanging comprises 10 pieces representative of the 10 years since the atrocity and attempt to capture the mood and atmosphere of the town, in graduated colours moving from dark days toward a brighter and more positive future.
BY ANNE PALMER
OMAGH'S Community House, built on the site of the 1998 bomb, is this week hosting an exhibition of a piece of textile art titled Close Knit to coincide with the anniversary of the atrocity.
More than 20 young people from both sides of the community worked together under the direction of artist Teresa Poyntz to create the artwork.
It will be displayed in the window of the Community House as a permanent reminder of the creativity and positive dreams of the young people in Omagh in 2008.
The textile art, a pair of wall hangings, is the outcome of a project designed to give young people in Omagh a voice and to listen to their dreams and aspirations for their home town.
The Duchess of Abercorn officially launched the exhibition. In the aftermath of the bomb the duchess recognised the need to give to the young people of the town and was a driving force in establishing Omagh Youth Community Choir. Ten years on, she realised today's generation of young people should also be given a voice.
Artist Teresa Poyntz explained that the inspiration for the art piece is a headline which appeared in the media very shortly after the bomb. It read: This morning in Omagh the sun rose again.
"It is very fitting that the healing energy of the sun should be captured and harnessed to reflect dreams and wishes of the young people," she said.
The artwork contains positive messages woven into the fabric of words and sentiments of the young people.
The second wall hanging comprises 10 pieces representative of the 10 years since the atrocity and attempt to capture the mood and atmosphere of the town, in graduated colours moving from dark days toward a brighter and more positive future.
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Publisher: NEWS LETTER
Ref: NL10An/07
Published Date: 12-Aug-08
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