The first meeting at the Point Village Market sees the launch of 6 x10, a narrative interactive installation by Dubliners Suzanne O’Connell and Orlagh Wright, highlighting the old Irish craft of storytelling.
In Ireland we come from a long line of people who take huge pride in the craft of words, we have an inherent love of spoken word, wit and a certain turn of phrase and this installation hopes to bring all things to the Point Village Market.
However , in today’s society, we rarely seem to sit down to share our stories and tales as we once did. At its heart, storytelling happens when a tale is told person to person and is a unique human skill and one of our oldest art forms.
It is from this idea, that the girls created the ‘Chair,’ a giant oversized armchair, as the perfect place for people to come and tell their stories.
6 x 10 will take place on Saturday, May 29th where 6 speakers will talk for 10 minutes each on a given theme. The idea is that people will have the opportunity to regale a tale (whatever that might be!) to an audience in an informal, fun environment.
The chair will then be opened up to be used by the public to share their stories or perhaps just a little bit of gossip!