Diarmuid Gavin: Why gardens are among best places to display art

Forever-changing light and context add magic to outdoor art, which can enhance any room outside, says the garden designer 

Garden designer Diarmuid Gavin at Reawakening, the sculpture exhibition in association with the Kildare Gallery at The Montenotte Hotel. Pictures: Darragh Kane

Five sprightly goats strutting their stuff in the St Luke’s area of Cork city may have stolen commuters’ hearts recently and days later it was the image of daredevil hares skiing in the same neighbourhood that captured the imagination of Diarmuid Gavin.

The hares and other fantastic creatures landed in the Victorian gardens at The Montenotte Hotel as part of an annual exhibition and celebration of Irish art and culture.