https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/772c550572686b308d694b575be62acb.pdf a521648e7e72cfab2b3fc77e28760676 PDF Text Text Remembering: “Petals of Hope” Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb Conversations with Carole Kane and Malachi O’Doherty 1 �Boris Pinto “It goes somewhere that is beyond language at a deeper level, and eventually you may have to talk about it, but at the initial stages, it gives you something to hold on to.” We actually witnessed the bomb go off. We were on a hilly part of the golf course and we could see right across the town and just saw a huge plume of smoke and dust. I thought, because there was a petrol station in our line of sight, that the petrol station had exploded. My dad was surgeon on call at the Tyrone County Hospital that day and he immediately tried to phone the hospital to see what had happened but all the phones were jammed and he couldn’t get through. So he left. Pretty soon after that there were helicopters in the sky. And he went up to the hospital and parked at the front and it was like a normal day. But Accident and Emergency was at the back of the building and he came across a scene like from a war zone. And it was particularly difﬁcult for him because there were people that he knew calling out his name. There were only two surgeons in the hospital and the other surgeon was on holiday. So he worked non-stop for two and a half days. My mum actually went to the hospital and told him to come home because he was running on adrenalin. 7 �Thankfully none of my family were caught up in it, but I remember my dad coming home and breaking down in tears and that was the ﬁrst time, at the age of 14, that I had ever seen him cry. I knew people who were affected. One of my friend’s parents were killed in the bomb so I remember there being endless funerals. My barber had a shop across the street from the bomb and I saw it on the News. When I saw that I thought, he’s dead. The shop was completely destroyed. And a couple of weeks later my mum bumped into him and she literally jumped on him and said, we thought you were dead. But he had been in Donegal that day, and that is how he survived. You just think it is unreal because you are watching it on television. I think on the grand scheme of Northern Ireland, Omagh was a peaceful town. I don’t recall that sectarianism was an issue, though it probably was. We had been sheltered. I think because so many people were involved it was easier to normalise it. There was deﬁnitely a lot of solidarity. In those kind of situations you just have to ﬁnd a way of going on. Structurally the town came out of it as a better place, with the high street developed. As for Petals of Hope, well when you are young any opportunity to get out of school you just grab with both hands. And so there was this project and you maybe didn’t know what it was about. The nice thing was that it brought together people who wouldn’t normally socialise with you, who did different sports and didn’t mix. It sounds like a clichéd thing but it was a necessary part of whatever healing goes on. It was a fantastic idea, because I am deﬁnitely someone who doesn’t like waste. Obviously ﬂowers had come from all over the world and it was a huge response and that wasn’t forgotten. It helped build community spirit, acknowledged the support and it was a memorial to the people who died. In my professional experience, I have come across traumatic events - say when some one kills themselves - and I literally do say, there is nothing I can say and people respond to that because sometimes there are no words. It was a very hands on thing, you’re putting your hands into things and mashing up. It was a bit of a production line and I was on mashing duty. It goes somewhere that is beyond language at a deeper level, and eventually you may have to talk about it, but at the initial stages, it gives you something to hold on to. Someone would come to the door and it was a friendly face, a hands on thing, and it was a bit like the Petals of Hope, mucking in, trying to make something of the mess that had been created. 8 �This publication has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups Working with Victims and Survivors, which is administered by VSS on behalf of the Ofﬁce of the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reﬂect those of the Victims and Survivors Service. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remembering 'Petals of Hope' (collection) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Some of the recorded stories can be found at the 'Petals of Hope Revisited' blog: <a href="http://www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.omaghpetals.blogspot.co.uk/</a> See also: Information about the original Petals of Hope project on Carole Kane's website: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com/index.php?/petals-of-hope/" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com/</a> Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 15 video; 23 text Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 11 video; 15 text Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 29 March 2014) Description An account of the resource The Remembering 'Petals of Hope' project (2013-14) produced a collection of 15 audio visual and 23 written stories related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The work involved in conducting the interviews and producing the recordings was carried out by Carole Kane and Malachi O'Doherty. Carole Kane, a freelance artist / community arts facilitator, was involved in the original 'Petals of Hope' project (1998-99) in association with Omagh District Council, which, with the assistance of children from Omagh, transformed floral tributes left at the scene of the bomb into handmade paper and art work. This resulted in an exhibition in the spring and summer of 1999 and the publication of the exhibition catalogue entitled 'Petals of Hope' (1999). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carole Kane, and Malachi O'Doherty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Language A language of the resource English Relation A related resource See also: The booklet: Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. (2014). Remembering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council. Web sites: <a href="http://www.carolekane.com" target="_blank">www.carolekane.com</a> <a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk</a> <a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/district_of_omagh/omagh_remembers/petals_of_hope/</a> The original exhibition catalogue: Kane, Carole. (1999). Petals of Hope. Omagh: Omagh District Council. The catalogue is available to purchase at this Web page: <a href="http://www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31" target="_blank">www.omagh.gov.uk/culture_leisure_and_tourism/visitor_services/online_book_store/?bookID=31</a> Permission Form Scanned Non DC - Scan of permission form uploaded to archive. Yes Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Contact Non DC - Contact person within the organisation. Carole Kane (carolekane@btinternet.com) Jean Brennan, Arts Manager, Omagh District Council (jean.brennan@omagh.gov.uk) Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication Pinto, Boris. Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2014 Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'It goes somewhere that is beyond language ...', in, Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. (2014). Remebering: "Petals of Hope" - Artistic responses to the Omagh Bomb. Omagh: VSS and Omagh District Council. Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Omagh Publisher VSS and Omagh District Council. Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Booklet Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published ISBN 978-1-86-991922-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 'It goes somewhere that is beyond language ...', by Boris Pinto (story text) Description An account of the resource The text, in PDF (Portable Document Format), of one of 20 personal accounts related to the Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998). The accounts were published in the booklet Remembering: "Petals of Hope". Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kane, Carole., and O'Doherty, Malachi. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text; PDF; 264KB Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available VSS and Omagh District Council. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2284 Collection ID Non DC - ID for the Collection that relates to this entry 155 Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 154 Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Remembering 'Petals of Hope' Workers' Educational Association (WEA)