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 32. The Ark of Tides

  The Ark of Tides   
Artist Name: Marie Barrett
Title: The Ark of Tides
Year of Installation: September 2005
Details of Commissions: This project was commissioned utilising Per Cent for Art funds arising from the construction of is the Carndonagh Sewerage Scheme.
Medium: Sculpture, Photography & socially engaged art commission
Location: Pollan Beach, Ballyliffin, Co. Donegal
Description: The Ark, temporarily sited on Pollan Beach, Ballyliffin is a sculptural interpretation of the altar-like structures that were carried or rolled on to the beaches in costal areas such as Donegal and placed within the tide marks during Penal Times where celebrants of the mass might thus avoid prosecution.
  
Biography of artist:   Biography
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