Tarraingt/ Green Rope rolled into a ball

Slideshow of the process behind Tarraingt / Green Rope

Red twine along the length of the rope marks out each day in the rope’s creation

Images from left to right; harvesting wild grasses, rope making, William carries rope across the river, rope making in gallery, rope enter gallery after crossing river, river through entire gallery

Tarraingt /
Green Rope Project

2022 – Ongoing

Tarraingt / Green Rope is a sculpture co-created in West Cork, Ireland during Summer 2022. It is a 50 metre long, 3 stranded Súgán rope crafted over 12 days with 50+ people using  exclusively green wild grasses harvested from the river bank where they worked. The rope consists of; bog rushes, mint, bindweed, fireweed, hair, ragwort, and horsetail, rye grass and oat grass.

This ever growing sculpture forms part of William Bock’s ongoing research project Land Art Meitheal which explores harvesting knowledge, myth and practice from Irish folk traditions to weave new connections between cultures, people and environment in contemporary Ireland. 

In our recent past the Súgán rope was a practical tool crafted using only materials found at hand in the landscape.  William Bocks uses rope making as a collaborative  ‘tool’ to reimagine a changing rural socio-environmental landscape. The work playfully connects and celebrates our past, present and possible future realities in the wake of increased immigration, climate change and dislocation to our natural environment.  Placing the rope in Visual Carlow proposes to open up discussion about land stewardship, agriculture. In discussion with the curators, the rope could be installed in a number of configurations including as a singular line that winds through the building, speaking to the river Barrow that once would have been the main transport route through the town.   

In our recent past the Súgán rope was a practical tool crafted using only materials found at hand in the landscape.  William Bock uses rope making as a collaborative  ‘tool’ to reimagine a changing rural socio-environmental landscape. It’s physical presence connecting our  material past, present and possible future realities in the wake of increased immigration, climate change and dislocation to our natural environment. 

Placing the rope in Visual Carlow during the Carlow Arts festival proposes to open up this discussion to the public.   In discussion with the curators, the rope could be installed in a number of configurations including as a singular line that winds through the building. The twisting line speaking to the historic Barrow River and train lines the city is known for. The is also scope for William to hold an artist led talk or workshop during the festival  that explores the processes and themes behind this work. 

July 2022
Participants

Thursday 21st
Kathy
Viktoriia
Toma
Kai
Jamie
Pa
Nori
William

Friday 22nd
Kai
William
Nori

Saturday 23rd
Lucija

Sunday 24th
Guilia
Martin

Monday 25th
Rope carried by William across the river

Tuesday 26th
Moze
Linda
Aisling
Jack
Charlie

Wednesday 27th
Linda
Jasmine
Mary
Conor
Wayne

Thursday 28th
Laura
Ann
Jeremy
Peter
Marcus
Eliot
Susan

Friday 29th
Chris
Silvia Alba
Raymond
Sheelagh Broderick
Sonia
Jean

Saturday 30th
Louise
Pauline
Lucija
Laure
Patricia (Trisha)
Caoimhe
Eva
Simon
Didi
Alex
Cuan
Ciaran
Leo
Sophie
Joreen
Una
Ruairi
Simon
Miles
Ber

Sunday 31st
Grainne
Jack

Monday 1st
Sara
Mary
Patricia (Trisha)
Ruby
Rosita