Enniscorthy M11 bypass scheme
and Becks Butler will set up a pop-up Post Office in an unoccupied shop unit on Castle hill in Enniscorthy over a twoweek period with members of the public invited to use the facility which will be run by three artists.
Inside the post office will be a conveyor belt (made with the help of the Men’s Shed in Enniscorthy) on which a selection of objects will move in slow rotation, with the objects chosen by the artists to represent a wide variety of community groups with whom the artists have worked over the year.
The objects will be of personal, social, environmental significance and will be photographed by the artists and printed into postcards which will be on display in the post office.
Visitors will be invited to visit the post office, enjoy a cup of tea and a chat, select a postcard, write on it and post it to someone. A post box will be available and all postcards and postage will be free to the public to send to anyone, anywhere in the world.
The story behind each object will be documented and compiled onto an accompanying audio piece which visitors to the post office can listen to.
Ciara Roche, from Enniscorthy, is a graduate of the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art who along with the other artists, has met community groups interested in the project, including the Men’s Shed in Enniscorthy, the Re-Enactment Society, Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Strawberry Festival, Rockin Food Festival and Heritage Tours Wexford.
The selection panel for the Per Cent awards was chaired by county arts officer Liz Burns and consisted of Niall Carroll (bypass liaison officer), Cllr. Paddy Kavanagh, Cllr. Mary Farrell, Liz Hore (Enniscorthy District Manager), Amanda Byrne (Gorey District Manager), Aileen Lambert (artist), Remco De Rouw (artist) and Caroline Crowley (public art officer Fingal County Council).