The Silver. Public Artwork.
Exhibition of videos (4, each 47mins)
Made in location in Blacksod Bay.
2006



“The persistence of memory”
Collaboration with sound artist Slavek Kwi.
Galway arts festival.
2002.


"Surge"
Installation at Sprawl Studios
Decemeber 2006

Other Works

“Orientation Stone” detail from “Regeneration Knoxspark”.
Placing Art. Sligo.
2000.


“Reseaux” (artist pouring water into silicone)
Cast silicone, water and overhead pale blue light.
Two person show. Artena Gallery, Marseille.
2003.


“in light”
manmade fibre, twigs and mirror.
Model Arts and Niland Gallery.
2001.


"Lumiere Noir"
Paris
2005

The Silver - Public Art Commission

Martina Coyle was commissioned to produce a site responsive artwork in the Erris area. After an initial research period living and exploring Erris, Martina returned to spend 4 months in residence in Blacksod early in 2006. Martina’s approach to creating The Silver was holistic in nature. Considerations of the location, the history of the area, language, (being a Gaeltacht region) and integration with the local community were paramount in the process to ensure a site sensitive artwork. In Martina’s own words ‘change and the local must be at the heart of it’. In response to her time in the area, Martina produced a time-based intervention and installation that is drawn from the actual and historical aspects of the Mullet peninsula, the Inish Kea Islands and its inhabitants.