The Hands of History

Hands of History and other Art

The Hands of History, is an important peace project that I started in 1999, to mark the significance of the political settlement known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). The center piece of the project is a historic and unique bronze sculpture comprised of the actual hand casts of all those politician negotiators who composed the text of the Agreement and then those VIP peacemakers who implemented the GFA. Recent Hands of History and exhibitions, were in Victoria Gallery and Museum, Liverpool 2018, supported by the Institute of Irish Studies (University of Liverpool) and curated by ArtisAnn Gallery (Belfast) ; Solo exhibition, People’s Agreement, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, 2020; Agreement 25, exhibited, Whitla Hall and Naughton Gallery, Queens University, 2023. The Hands of History in 2024 has grown to 33 hand casts including figures such as David Trimble, Gerry Adams, Mo Mowlam, Sen. George Mitchell, Lord Chris Patton, An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister Tony Blair, and most recently Emma Little-Pengally. Alongside the sculpture, the exhibition presents many new and unique and immersive installation pieces such as the audiovisual 'The Keys' and 'The Hook and The Wall', plus other sculptures and paintings. I have created many different themed exhibitions, books and international and community projects - see the drop down tabs on this site. For more info please surf on.

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