#coracles

Coracle has a ‘splashing’ maiden voyage at Lydford Gorge

Volunteer ranger, Phil Ireland, finally mastering the replica coracle.Courtesy of the National Trust/Stephen Phillips It took National Trust volunteer ranger, Phil Ireland, just 20 seconds to get wet as he made a splash at Devon’s Lydford Gorge when taking his homemade replica of an ancient coracle boat for its maiden voyage on the River Lyd. (more…)

Day 35: Life’s a Beach

After 35 days of going, it was nice to finally have a day with nothing on the agenda. We took a taxi out to An Bang (pronounced On Bong) Beach early in the day and found a couple of lounge chairs under a bamboo umbrella. The little dot in the water to the right of my feet is Viktoria. Can you spot her

Several bamboo bowl boats were lined up on the beach. Local craftsmen have been making the…

Locals believe that a goat leaped across the river Cauvery from a rock in Sangama.  That is how MEKEDAATU ( meaning goat’s leap in Kannada) got its name.  One has to go in coracles —— light, bowl-shaped boats —– to the wonderful nature destination of MEKEDATTU.  There are two rocks where a goat is believed to have leaped.  The river Cauvery flows through the place cutting these rocks.  Some…

The End of Things (boat, fire, flag, drum), 2014. Participatory performance.

Photographs: Alexander Coles.

PARTICIPANTS:

Hannah Coakley, Jane Coakley, Claire Coleman, Alexander Coles, Steven Finch, Michael Ford, Matthew Giles, Henry Greville, Bevan Honey, Danni McGrath, Melissa McGrath, Michael Maclean, Alexa Magladry, Justin Manzano, Xanthea O'Connor, Andrew Sunley Smith, Ashleigh Whyte, Campbell Whyte, Nazario Whyte.

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Thank you so much to everyone who helped us and participated in this work! Despite, or perhaps because of, a gloomy day and pouring rain, it all went better than we could have hoped. You can see the outcome of this work as a five-channel video installation in 'Horizon', opening Friday 21st Nov at Fremantle Arts Centre!