Flying high at the Farmgate: Michael Quane's sculpture installed at English Market
Michael Quane with his sculpture Carbon Sync wrapped in plastic before its installation in the Farmgate in the English Market in Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
Cork-based artist Michael Quane’s sculpture of a life-sized diving figure has finally been installed in the Farmgate Café. Suspended from a structure in the space, it hovers above the fountain area of the English Market. Made out of timber with a coating of graphite used for the wetsuit, armbands for a touch of levity, and a long pair of flippers, it was supposed to have been installed in 2019. Unfortunately, covid and the bureaucracy surrounding a public-space project delayed the installation. But it is worth the wait.
Quane, best known for his eye-catching stone sculptures of the human form connecting with quadrupegs (such as Fallen Horse and Rider in Midleton, Horses and Riders at the Mallow roundabout, and Figure Talking to a Quadruped at UCC), says working with timber freed him hugely.
