As I paint Mullach Mór a local farmer stops and declares, “I’ve lost my bull, he’s escaped!” He explains it has run off into the rocky landscape that is also popular with hikers. I ponder the poor soul who comes between the beast and the green field up the mountain. After a few minutes he declares he has a hurling match to watch, and in any case the bull will come home when he’s ready.
John Kelly is one of the artists taking part in Horse, a show curated by Mark Wallinger and Maolíosa Boyle, at Void in Derry~Londonderry on 21 February 2015. More on the show here.
John Kelly and Gina Lee’s crowd-funding campaign on Pozible, with the aim of publishing a book about his Antarctic experience, has just closed – successfully! It raised A$970 above its target. More info here.
John Kelly and Gina Lee have begun a crowd-funding campaign on Pozible, with the aim of publishing a book about his Antarctic experience. It promises to be a fascinating book, and the campaign represents an opportunity to offer concrete support – and to get something concrete in return.
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