Tidy Towns Sculpture

Skerries, Co. Dublin

This stainless steel and limestone sculpture was produced to celebrate the National Tidy Towns competition win in Skerries in 2016. This sculpture accommodates a seating position and is located just 10 metres from the rocks on Red Island, giving excellent views to the Mournes in the North and Skerries islands to the east. Fingal Co. Council who co-funded the project provided the power to the location and all other works were executed by SHDW. Its design is based on the Tidy Towns Trophy, designed by Shane Holland in 2006 with detailing to signify; architecture, plant life, heritage and water in laser-etched surface detail. The limestone is sculpted by local stonemasons and is embedded with LED ground lighting and central lighting in the metal core too. We used 4-inch square limestone cobbles around the perimeter This sculpture has gone to inspire lots of local photographer’s in the area.

Tidy Towns Sculpture

Westport, Co. Mayo

The Tidy towns Sculpture based on our National Tidy Towns Trophy design launched in 2006 and won by Wesport followed in a comission to produce a monument in the Fair Green to celebrate the towns win. The deep etched detail on the marine grade stainless structure on white ang green granite base. This sculpture was installed in 2007 overlooking the towns canal and bridges.

Wiser Project

Ballymun, Dublin

Seasca sculpture was a vortex conical structure made from pipes and handrails from the original Ballymun flats main boiler house which is now the Rediscovery Centre.

Each of the 60 poles was colour-coded and assembled into this cone and suspended over the reception area . This recycling project was a tricky installation in 3 no 120degree sections hoisted into its final position.

Overall diameter 300cm x 280 high circa 150kgs.

Marconi

Derrigimlagh, Co. Galway

A series of ten installations which evoke Derrigimlagh’s historical legacy, the Marconi station and Alcock’s and Brown’s transatlantic flight.​

The design was executed with corten steel and other specialist materials. The sculpture included interesting infographics and wind-up radios which visitors can interact with under the shelter. This was a collaborative design project with architect Denis Byrne and artists Connolly Cleary.​

This project went on to win ‘Best Place in RIAI Architectual Awards 2017’. A 1/3 scale version of the ‘Hide’ was exhibited in the RHA 2019 Annual exhibition. This project is now one of the key signature points of the Wild Atlantic Way tourist route.​

Aviation Sculpture

Foynes, Co. Limerick

Irlandia Aviation invited Shane Holland to design a piece for Boeing’s centenary in 2016. We decided to do a 1/8 scale tail of the iconic Boeing 747 Jumbo to incorporate a pole and seat for people to sit and some engraved details of statistics about Boeing 747s. This was the location of Foynes as the first transatlantic airport on the Shannon where Boeing seaplanes used to cross the Atlantic to America was a part of the significance of the Irish-American relationship with Boeing.

The sculpture was officially opened by the Vice-President of Boeing.

Flock in Flight

Tralee, Co. Kerry

This sculptural commission set two flocks of birds based upon swallows on a red and green patinated set, each installed over a nursing station so as to differentiate each unit by colour but provide a moving dynamic and playful relatable piece. Each set is hammered and formed in copper requiring annealing during the process see our 'Flock in Flight’ making video on Youtube link here.

System Tree

UCD, Belfied, Dublin