This week’s header image on le craic

This fish head caught my eye this week. It’s a ceramic sculpture at Donegall Quay in Belfast by John Kindness. It was commissioned to celebrate the regeneration of the River Lagan.

“This 10 metre (32ft) Salmon made a big splash in Belfast in 1999. The work was commissioned to celebrate the regeneration of the River Lagan. The site is a significant landmark as it is the location of the confluence of the River Farset with the River Lagan (Belfast is named after the River Farset). The outer ‘skin’ of the fish is a cladding of ceramic tiles decorated with texts and images relating to the history of Belfast. Material from Tudor times to present day newspaper headlines are included along with contributions from Belfast school children (including a soldier and an ‘Ulster Fry’). The Ulster Museum provided the primary source of historic images, while local schools/day centres located along the line of the River Farset were approached to provide drawings for the fish. Images were provided by Glenwood Primary School, St Comgalls and Evrton Day Centres. The ‘Bigfish’ also contains a time capsule storing information/images/poetry on the City.”

It was a lovely idea to incorporate images and text on the work.

Image owned by davesandford and used under the terms of a CC License.