A L T A R publication is realised and edited by Clodagh Emoe and Donal Lally, and designed by Alex Synge, working under the studio name The First 47. Through image and text, A L T A R presents the processes used to create this temporary artwork developed by artist Clodagh Emoe and architect Donal Lally for Goldenbridge Cemetery—an infrastructure to encounter and reflect on the vibrancy of life in a place of death.
This publication brings writing that has inspired A L T A R and has emerged from the process of realising this work, including essays by writer Jessica Foley, artist/educator Mick Wilson, author Lucy Jones, architectural historian Dr. Livia Hurley, plant folklorist Charlotte Salter Townshend, weaver and plant-dye specialist Kathy Mooney, artist/perfumer Erin Quinn and Siobhán Geoghegan of Common Ground. A L T A R also features Nick Roth’s musical score for Crann, performed on the night of the launch and this poem in English with Irish translation by Richard Berengarten. An overview of the project by Clodagh Emoe and Donal Lally prefaces the book with photographs throughout by Kate-Bowe O’Brien, David Conway and stills by film-makers Jenny Brady and Barry Lynch.
A L T A R was funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, Architecture Project Award in 2022 and supported by Common Ground, Dublin Cemeteries Trust and IMMA.
