Another favourite on my tour of the area and a Must See. The blowhole has always been an attraction and a feature, but has now been made safe by the presence of this wall: allowing the general public to view this wondrous power of nature from the best possible angle - above! The wall and surrounding sculpture happen back in 2002 when world famous Travis Price III, a Washington architect who has come to this rural area to create the latest instalment in what is now a ten year ongoing project for him: the Spirit of Place/ Design which he carries out worldwide. He calls it 'an expedition' that he takes with 15/20 architecture students. They engage in immersing themselves in, what are for them, distant and foreign landscapes. They then attempt to create, for the people of this location, a piece of architecture that marries the cultural metaphors of the landscape with a tribute to contemporary design. His pieces of architecture are modern, with a convenient function, and are an intended to be a tribute to the landscape in which they sit. This piece is titled 'Thin Places' - and is two shrines dedicated to those Lost at Sea. Part of the Tír Sáile - The North Mayo Sculpture Trail is the largest public arts project ever undertaken in Ireland. It entailed the putting in place of fourteen site specific Sculptures along the North Mayo Coast. read more

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