Installation by artist Rhona Byrne made from repurposed materials in the form of love-seats
Artist Rhona Byrne along with Jimmy Murphy, creator of the Liffey Sweeper vessel at the unveiling of Dublin ’s newest landmark ‘Liffey Love’, an interactive and sustainable public art commission. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish TimesThe brightly coloured spiralling love seat was designed by artist Rhona Byrne and made using millions of pieces of plastic pulled out of the river by the Liffey Sweeper.
She worked with the Irish Nautical Trust to collect plastic waste which was repurposed into coloured sheet material by polymer engineers Paltech to create two sculptures in the form of love-seats.Gisèle Pélicot’s ex-husband is on trial for recruiting strangers to rape her.
The Liffey Sweeper vessel was the brainchild of Jimmy Murray of the Irish Nautical Trust and while it scoops tonnes of waste out of the water weekly, much more waste escape its clutches and flows out to sea. “Rhona and the wider team she has been working with on this project are to be admired for their commitment to using recycled materials to create this wonderful piece of sculpture that all Dubliners and visitors to our city will be able to enjoy,” said Dublin City Council’s arts officer Ray Yates.
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