Artists lift the lid on Cork treasure trove at Fota House

Containers, boxes, trunks and suitcases have opened up ideas for a summer display with a difference, writes Eve Kelliher

Artists Jaki Coffey, left, and Danny McCarthy, right, examining containers and boxes in the collection.

From well-worn vintage travel trunks to Kafkaesque containers and from ornate old-school organisers to beat-up baskets, the suitcases and storage receptacles found within a historic East Cork residence show all the signs of journeys taken and lives lived.

Fota House is home to almost 4000 items, including boxes of all descriptions.