The Well Gathering

The Plots, Ballaghderreen

Part 1. Behind the Scenes

Dominic & Anna at Duff’s Well, The Plots, Ballaghaderreen. Photo Credit: Joanna Hopkins

‘The Well Gathering’.

The past, present and future of The Plots provide the inspiration for a new public art sculpture and community engagement project, by multidisciplinary artists Anna King and Dominic Keogh.  Anna leads the research, writing, image-making and public engagement, while Dominic creates the permanent public artwork for the site.

The Plots and Spring Well form an intriguing part of Ballaghaderreen’s urban landscape.

Located in the back-lands of Market Square, Pound Street and Barrack Street, The Plots form a unique arrangement of gardens, allotments and trees. A series of public paths run through the Plots leading to a central Spring Well, which was a former water supply for residents (ref.1).

The Plots Ordnance Survey. 2010. Source: www.geohive.ie

Meet Dominic and Anna

Our Reflective Diary

This diary is a living archive of the project in progress. It gathers fragments of research, reflections from the process, and a growing collection of images, sound and video. Taking the form of a diary, it traces how a public artwork emerges through time, conversation and encounter with place.

Snippets of what’s to come…

At the heart of this project is time spent together at Duff’s Well, where Anna and Dominic deepen their connection to the physical, symbolic and historical narratives embedded in the storied landscape of The Plots.

This commission forms part of the wider Plots Town Park development, funded through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in partnership with Roscommon County Council and Creative Places Ballaghaderreen. It sits within Enabling the Potential of the Ballaghaderreen Plots.

Reference 1. The Plots Public Art Commission.