Solar Projections - A Poetry Day Ireland Project
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Our future may be written in the stars. But what about the star that plays the biggest role in our lives, the sun? Solar Projections is a poetry activity for all ages that can be done anywhere, that brings together poetry and solar forecasting. In a short film, viewers will be shown how to build their own DIY solar projectors from household objects, be encouraged to write a poem about their forecast for the future, and will be asked to photograph the image of the sun projected on their written poem to create a digital poetry archive. |
Not sure where to start? Fear not, in the video above you’ll be able to watch poets Eoin McEvoy, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and Molly Twomey set the scene with readings of their own poems, while putting together their own solar projectors!
This project was funded by Poetry Ireland's Bright Ideas Fund for Poetry Day Ireland, and created in collaboration with DIAS Dunsink Observatory in Dublin 15 and Trinity College Dublin with the support of Brendan Owens and Dr Sophie Murray, with filming at Dunsink by Alberto Cañizares.
Solar Projections was created, coordinated and edited by Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan.
This project was funded by Poetry Ireland's Bright Ideas Fund for Poetry Day Ireland, and created in collaboration with DIAS Dunsink Observatory in Dublin 15 and Trinity College Dublin with the support of Brendan Owens and Dr Sophie Murray, with filming at Dunsink by Alberto Cañizares.
Solar Projections was created, coordinated and edited by Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan.
Biographies
Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan is a Dublin-based writer, performer, and cultural consultant from India. Her work has been published in Writing Home: The ‘New Irish’ Poets and Local Wonders from Dedalus Press, the Irish Chair of Poetry’s Hold Open the Door anthology, Queering the Green by Lifeboat Press, Banshee, Honest Ulsterman, and Poetry Ireland Review, amongst others. Chandrika has been selected for the Irish Writers Centre’s XBorders programme twice, and in 2021 was a Poetry Ireland’s Introductions poet and a Science Gallery Dublin’s Rapid Residency Artist. She was also editor of Poetry Ireland’s Trumpet issue 9, and is a book reviewer for Children’s Books Ireland’s Inis magazine. Chandrika is also on the Board of the Irish Writers Centre.
Eoin Mc Evoy (he/him) is a word artist who works through the medium of Irish. Eoin was selected for Poetry Ireland Introductions 2021 and has had poems published in Comhar, Feasta, The Stinging Fly and the anthology Green Carnations with further work upcoming in JoLT. He is a past winner of the REIC poetry competition and the Craobh Aimhirghin Poetry Competition, one of the literary competitions of Oireachtas na Gaeilge. Eoin is the co-founder with Ciara Ní É of the arts collective AerachAiteachGaelach and together they wrote, directed and produced the play Idir Mise agus Craiceann do Chluaise (Between Me and the Skin of your Ear) which was shown for the first time at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival. Eoin is the Educational Technologist at the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore UCD.
Molly Twomey grew up in Lismore, County Waterford, and graduated in 2019 with an MA in Creative Writing from University College Cork. She has been published in Poetry Ireland Review, Banshee, The Irish Times, Mslexia, The Stinging Fly and elsewhere. She runs an online international poetry event, Just to Say, sponsored by Jacar Press. In 2021, she was chosen for Poetry Ireland’s Introductions series and awarded an Arts Council Literature Bursary. Her debut collection will be published in May 2022 with The Gallery Press.
Brendan Owens is a researcher at Trinity College Dublin, former Open Science Coordinator at Science Gallery Dublin, and Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomer Emeritus. Brendan's background is in astronomy communication, having worked at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London for almost a decade. His previous projects have ranged from designing schools workshops, to community collaborations, curating exhibitions and overseeing the installation of a new telescope facility. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy and M.Sc. in Science Communication, both from Dublin City University and remains closely tied to astronomy and astrophysics as Astronomer Emeritus for the Royal Observatory. He is passionate about technology, stargazing and exploring where other people's passions and needs intersect with science and art.
Dr Sophie Murray is an expert in space weather at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), with over a decade of experience in research and project management. She work with scientists, forecasters, and policy makers to develop operational space weather forecasting tools. As a Technical Officer at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Sophie also supports research activities and public engagement activities for the Astronomy and Astrophysics Section.
Eoin Mc Evoy (he/him) is a word artist who works through the medium of Irish. Eoin was selected for Poetry Ireland Introductions 2021 and has had poems published in Comhar, Feasta, The Stinging Fly and the anthology Green Carnations with further work upcoming in JoLT. He is a past winner of the REIC poetry competition and the Craobh Aimhirghin Poetry Competition, one of the literary competitions of Oireachtas na Gaeilge. Eoin is the co-founder with Ciara Ní É of the arts collective AerachAiteachGaelach and together they wrote, directed and produced the play Idir Mise agus Craiceann do Chluaise (Between Me and the Skin of your Ear) which was shown for the first time at the 2021 Dublin Fringe Festival. Eoin is the Educational Technologist at the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore UCD.
Molly Twomey grew up in Lismore, County Waterford, and graduated in 2019 with an MA in Creative Writing from University College Cork. She has been published in Poetry Ireland Review, Banshee, The Irish Times, Mslexia, The Stinging Fly and elsewhere. She runs an online international poetry event, Just to Say, sponsored by Jacar Press. In 2021, she was chosen for Poetry Ireland’s Introductions series and awarded an Arts Council Literature Bursary. Her debut collection will be published in May 2022 with The Gallery Press.
Brendan Owens is a researcher at Trinity College Dublin, former Open Science Coordinator at Science Gallery Dublin, and Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomer Emeritus. Brendan's background is in astronomy communication, having worked at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London for almost a decade. His previous projects have ranged from designing schools workshops, to community collaborations, curating exhibitions and overseeing the installation of a new telescope facility. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy and M.Sc. in Science Communication, both from Dublin City University and remains closely tied to astronomy and astrophysics as Astronomer Emeritus for the Royal Observatory. He is passionate about technology, stargazing and exploring where other people's passions and needs intersect with science and art.
Dr Sophie Murray is an expert in space weather at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), with over a decade of experience in research and project management. She work with scientists, forecasters, and policy makers to develop operational space weather forecasting tools. As a Technical Officer at DIAS Dunsink Observatory, Sophie also supports research activities and public engagement activities for the Astronomy and Astrophysics Section.
