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Peace Dove
Northern Ireland wall hanging, by Irene MacWilliam, 1987
Photograph: Irene MacWilliam
Made in her very early days of working with fabric, this stunningly beautiful and
colourful quilt was inspired, in Irene’s words, by “the conflicts throughout the world
which have been recurring.” Here, through her superb textile technique crafted at
such a painful period of time in Northern Ireland, we see the traditional image of
the peace dove upended.
Mirroring the obstacles to be overcome in campaigning for a peaceful nonviolent
world, the dove is shown hurtling towards rocks as it flies over turbulent waters,
with part of the olive branch missing from its beak. The dazzling patchwork used in
this piece demands our attention and conveys a sense of resilience and a refusal
to be silenced. Perhaps the dove will regain the fallen branch and fly above the
rocks?
Irene’s unorthodox depiction of the peace dove is a creative imagery for the conflict
in Northern Ireland in 1987. In that year, there were 88 deaths as a direct result of
the conflict, with 11 civilians killed during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony
in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, when a bomb planted by the Irish Republican
Army (IRA) exploded at the War Memorial. With entrenched views in evidence
amongst the main political parties, a peaceful solution seemed remote at this time.
Conflict Textiles collection
Courtesy of the artist
Source:
Accounts of the Conflict (archive)
Bacic, Roberta. (individual compiler)
Conflict Textiles (collection)
http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo/collections/show/153
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Conflict Textiles (<em>collection</em>)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Roberta Bacic (<em>curator</em>), assisted by Breege Doherty
Subject
The topic of the resource
Textiles / quilts that illustrate personal accounts / stories of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of ten textiles / quilts that illustrate personal accounts / stories of the Northern Ireland conflict. This collection has been drawn from a much larger collection of textiles from Northern Ireland and a range of international countries.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2015
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
CAIN Web site
Relation
A related resource
More examples of conflict textiles can be found on Roberta Bacic's 'associated site' within the CAIN Web site:
http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextiles/
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Photographs and Text.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
The Northern Ireland conflict
Date Formed
Non DC - The year in which the organisation was first formed.
2008
Status
Non DC - Status of organisation and date checked
Active [checked 2017]
Contact
Non DC - Contact person within the organisation.
Roberta Bacic
Email
Non DC - Email address
roberta.conflicttextiles@gmail.com
Stories Collected
Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project.
10
Stories Deposited
Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict.
10
Delayed Access
Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access.
No
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Catalogue ID
Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry
152
Publication
A book, article, monograph etc.
Author
Author of the publication
Irene MacWilliam, with Roberta Bacic
Publication Title
Full title of publication, as it appears on item.
'Peace Dove'
Publication Status
Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc.
Unpublished
Number of Pages
1
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Title
A name given to the resource
'Peace Dove', by Irene MacWilliam (<em>interview document</em>)
Description
An account of the resource
An edited account of interviews with the textile artist. This story was produced to accompany the story-telling textile.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Irene MacWilliam, with Roberta Bacic (<em>curator</em>)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Story-telling textiles related to the Northern Ireland conflict.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
CAIN, University of Ulster
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Relation
A related resource
More examples of conflict textiles can be found on Roberta Bacic's 'associated site' within the CAIN Web site:
http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextiles/
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Availability Online
Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain)
deposited
Conflict Textiles