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Lest we forget...
Sean is a product designer and
Artist in Residence at the Mater
Hospital with a background in
fine art sculpture, design, casting
and mould making. He studied at
the Institute of Art, Design and
Technology in Dún Laoghaire
where in 2018 he received a B.A. in
3D design Model Making & Digital
effects. After completing a year in
Chicago, working at Bridgewater
design studio, producing large
commercial sculpture pieces and
store installations. He returned
home in 2020 to complete a
Master9s degree at NCAD studying
Medical Device Design where he
developed a keen interest in the
crossover between the world of
medicine and the role of art and
design within it.
The final piece will be located in the garden of the hospital's recently opened Rock Wing and will be accessible to the public,
hospital staff and patients. The picture shows an idea of what the sculpture will look like in context.
Why Your Support Mater’s
The sculpture endeavours to capture the feeling of 8weathering9 the storm together, whilst also acknowledging the physical and
emotional toll COVID had on all of us. The figures hunched over in a pose that is purposely ambiguous can be interpreted as
resilient, contemplative, stoic or even defeated? This conveys, that although we all lived through it, COVID9s impact has been
experienced differently for everyone.
An additional feature is that as the sun moves through the day, the shadows cast by the figures create an impromptu sun dial
that shows the passage of time – symbolising the lost time experienced and the people that we lost. Finally, they are placed two
meters apart acknowledging the new norm of 8social distancing9.
The sculpture will be incorporated in a Wellness Garden; creating something hopeful and lasting for the future. Please contact
dheery@mater.ie for more information and/or to pledge a donation
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