8. Medusa's Notebook

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This work is located at the old Bank of Ireland buildings on Royal Avenue. This is a very busy crossroads with fast moving vehicles. Please be mindful of your surroundings at all times.


About the work

ARTIST: Maria McManus

Collaborators:

Voice: BAFTA Nominated Actor Rósín Gallagher

Soundscape: Mark McCambridge (Arborist)

For the Look North Festival we present a 5 minute excerpt from the original 12 minute composition


For 100 years, Medusa has cast her unflinching gaze from the Art Deco Bank on Royal Avenue.

Medusa’s Notebook is a digital immersive experience - a unique perspective of Belfast from the 1920’s to the present and into the future in the voice of Medusa. Her effigy, intended to ward off the 'evil eye', appeared on Bank of Ireland banknotes for many years and it is carved into the Art Deco bank on Royal Avenue.

BAFTA nominee Roisin Gallagher is the voice of Medusa, scripted as a vivid narrative poem written by the acclaimed Belfast-based poet Maria McManus.

The soundscape is designed by NI Music Album of the Year Award winner ARBORIST (Mark McCambridge).


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