Lismore Castle Stable Yard
Open to view on selected dates from 2022
First exhibited at St Carthage Hall, Lismore in 2014, and now permanently housed at Lismore Castle, Eye of Shark is twelve reclaimed cast-iron baths, each lined with gold along the scum line, where the dirt normally accumulates, suggesting an alchemical transformation from dirt to gold. This line of gold lies at the place where air meets water and beneath the surface of water, below the depths, is home to shark.
For a decade Cross has used representations and the skins of sharks as a recurring theme in her practice. The presence of the animal acts as a metaphor for an alternative vision, the literal eye of a shark is housed within the walls gazing upon the viewer, yet hidden from view within a gilded vessel.
The installation is now permanently housed at the Stable Yard at Lismore Castle, and will be open to view on selected dates from 2022.
From 2022
Stable Yard at Lismore Castle
Niamh O’Malley has been commissioned to create a new permanent artwork for the former stable yard at Lismore Castle.
Open to view on selected dates from 2022
Lismore Castle Stable Yard
This installation is now permanently housed at the Stable Yard at Lismore Castle.
02 Apr - 30 Oct, 2022
Lismore Castle Arts
A group exhibition curated by the celebrated Irish fashion designer, Simone Rocha
28 May - 03 Jul, 2022
St Carthage Hall
A solo exhibition of new work by one of Ireland's most celebrated artists.
28 May - 21 Aug, 2022
The Mill
The first installation at our new venue, The Mill
31 May - 06 Jun, 2022
Lismore Castle
Ireland's Summer Opera Festival will return in 2022 with Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice from 31 May - 6 June, 2022.
23 Sept, 2022
Lismore Castle Arts
Join us for Culture Night and a tour of the girls girls girls exhibition.
Lismore Castle Arts
Monday to Sunday
10:30am – 5:30pm
March – October
St Carthage Hall
Saturdays and Sundays
12pm – 5pm during exhibitions
Other times by appointment
The Mill
Saturdays and Sundays
12pm – 5pm during exhibitions
Other times by appointment