THE TIME MACHINE is an immersive exhibition that transforms an old Bank in Miltown Malbay into a portal, transporting you to the past and future to help us imagine ourselves in 2084.
It all begins with an idea. John O’Donohue once said that 'The Heart of Time is Possibility’ and we love the hope in that. To us The Time Machine is a way to conjure possibilities, working with the community to imagine possible futures. It’s a Creative Climate project that makes the big picture feel personal and elevates the best ideas of our shared history to help draw a map to the future.
THIS PROJECT WAS BUILT THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SO WE BEGAN A SIX MONTH CREATIVE CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE OF MILTOWN MALBAY IN FEBRUARY 2024. THIS INVOLVED A MONTHLY EVENT CALLED KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS - EACH HAD A THEME TO CORRESPOND TO THE THEMATIC PILLARS OF THE WORK - A SURVEY WHICH RAN FOR THREE MONTHS VIA CLARE COUNTY LIBARY’S ‘HAVE YOUR SAY’ PORTAL AND A SERIES OF COMMUNITY CANVASSES.
COMMUNITY CANVAS
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In July we canvassed door to door in Miltown Malbay to ask people how they use their homes and what they think the community needs most for the future.
INSTALLATION: 1984 AND 2084
EXHIBITION SPACE
The Time Machine is a recipient of Spark Funding through the Creative Climate Action fund, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme. It is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
The fund supports creative, cultural and artistic projects that build awareness around climate change and empower citizens to make meaningful behavioural transformations.
The Creative Ireland projects:
— Encourage everyone to rethink their lifestyles
— Connect with the biodiversity crisis
— Enable a fair and just transition in making lifestyle changes
— Assist citizens to understand the climate crisis
— Adapt to effects of climate change
Creative Ireland is a five-year programme which connects people, creativity and wellbeing. We are an all-of-government culture and wellbeing programme that inspires and transforms people, places and communities through creativity. We are committed to the vision that every person in Ireland should have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential.
Further information on the Climate Action Fund is available.
Department of Environment, Climate and Communication’s, Climate Action Fund
The Climate Action Fund was established on a statutory basis in 2020 to provide support for projects, initiatives and research that contribute to the achievement of Ireland’s climate and energy targets, and for projects and initiatives in regions of the State, and within sectors of the economy, impacted by the transition to a low carbon economy. The Fund is resourced from from a number of sources, including proceeds from the levy paid to the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) in respect of relevant disposals of petroleum products, after the funding requirements of NORA have been met.
Further information on the Climate Action Fund is available.