The Patrick Kavanagh Centre is managed by Monaghan County Council and we worked with them to deliver both an exhibition space celebrating the life and work of Patrick Kavanagh and a multipurpose performance venue facilitating a wide range of cultural and social events.

Our design strategy was to celebrate the symbiotic relationship between Patrick Kavanagh – the man & poet; his words and the land. Facsimile documents and photos with objects were used in combination to create a visual narrative evoking the period and themes chosen for each of the 6 large display cabinets we developed. An associated touch screen presents the personal narrative threads inherent in every displayed artefact.

An immersive audiovisual interweaves archive materials, personal objects, natural landscapes, elemental textures, immersive sound-design and an original score to complement and heighten the beauty of Kavanagh’s iconic verses.

Facsimile documents and photos with objects were used in combination to create a visual narrative evoking the period and themes chosen for each of the 6 large display cabinets we developed. An associated touch screen presents the personal narrative threads inherent in every displayed artefact.