"The Last Child" Portrait

foxylad

Should "The Last Child" Portrait be taken down from the north quays????
City council want it removed --- but just to see an ugly building again??
what r your thoughts?

fricatus

No, it looks better than just having an ugly building there. At least it's a point of interest for people. The real solution is just to knock all those ugly bloody buildings and put in a temporary park until we can get our act together and develop the site. Nothing would be worse than the dereliction that's there now.

decies

I think it would be more appropiate if we had a " lost city portait"with a well known serial objector and a missing fianna fail minister in side profile!!!

Sully

Probably better there then whats behind it. Personally would prefer every building covered up tbh (since we cant knock it )

foxylad

Sully wrote: »

Probably better there then whats behind it. Personally would prefer every building covered up tbh (since we cant knock it )

why cant it be knocked -
the ones on cork docks were knocked in 10 days -
ive visited ones in London who have installed an art gallery on 7 floors with a glass lift between them
you can reherse and preform music there
its a different approach!

Sully

foxylad wrote: »

why cant it be knocked -
the ones on cork docks were knocked in 10 days -
ive visited ones in London who have installed an art gallery on 7 floors with a glass lift between them
you can reherse and preform music there
its a different approach!

I seem to recall someone telling me before about pipes going under the river with oil, or something. I'm sure the council would have done it by now if it was possible?

ziedth

I agree, better to look at the pic then that bloody building.

I'd like to put a diff pic there in a perfect world. What would you put? I kinda like Cabaal's Avatar

JPA

Sully wrote: »

I seem to recall someone telling me before about pipes going under the river with oil, or something. I'm sure the council would have done it by now if it was possible?

I'm sure it can be knocked, just too expensive/difficult.

wmpdd3

I love that picture, makes driving down Conduit lane much more interesting.

Asmodean

My god ye other thread on this subject!lol Its a fantastic picture and I like it.

Wella

I think the builings are awfull looking, but that picture gives me the creeps and I probably would rather if they'd block the view if the old buildings with something else. Heard someone suggest hanging a huge mirror. that'd be interesting, looking at the quay in a miror.

nayorleck114

I have never heard of it before, but from the photos it looks stunning. For sure its a focal point of attention.

Cabaal

Leave the photo up, beats the hell out of whats behind it and its a great talking point for people visiting Waterford

well butty

What's the Councils rationale for taking it down. It seems they have made many poor decisions over the last 10 years, leaving Waterford in a negative position relative to the other Cities or even the larger towns.

Leave it be. Do something positive for once!!!

Just a question- has amember of the public looked for it to come down and applied pressure on the concuil??

Psychedelic

Why are people assuming the Council will take down the picture and not replace it with something else? And what would be wrong with putting up something new instead?

I still don't understand the reason those buildings haven't been knocked down. I know there is supposed to be a problem in relation to asbestos or something like that which makes it more complicated but still, there is no reason why the buildings can't be knocked down.

Faq

at the end of the day they just don't want to spend money.

Nolanger

It should be replaced with a huge banner stating "Save our jobs".

Kotek Besar

Either way, both are a depressing sight.

Personally, I think the image should be changed. I mean, what's the picture supposed to be, a dead girl? Yeah, that's just what we need to lift our spirits in these times. :rolleyes:

Might as well go to the Nora Dunne gallery.

Sully

She aint dead.. shes local afaik.

CantGetNoSleep

I think its kinda cool, leave it there

dlofnep

It's directly across from my boat.. Is a scary thing to look at when you're coming in at night.

wmpdd3

She is a local girl and is very much alive.

The story behind the painting may be death etc but this little girl is just as captivating in real life.

Kotek Besar

Ok, I knew it wasn't a picture of a dead girl - but I thought it was a picture of a girl acting (and made up) as if she were dead.

Wasn't the whole point of all these huge pictures in Waterford to provoke our thoughts, about death and children and ..that?

Sully

benifa wrote: »

Ok, I knew it wasn't a picture of a dead girl - but I thought it was a picture of a girl acting (and made up) as if she were dead.

Wasn't the whole point of all these huge pictures in Waterford to provoke our thoughts, about death and children and ..that?

I always thought the picture was to represent "The girl of waterford" or similar, rather then directly related to death.

AdMMM

The exhibition was about how war affects children. I'm sure the City Council will replace it shortly with a poster regarding the Tall Shops 2011. It's also a great opportunity to generate revenue and if they were to lease it to an advertising agency it could potentially be a nice earner for them.

echosound

AdMMM wrote: »

The exhibition was about how war affects children. I'm sure the City Council will replace it shortly with a poster regarding the Tall Shops 2011. It's also a great opportunity to generate revenue and if they were to lease it to an advertising agency it could potentially be a nice earner for them.

Sweet jeebus I can see it could be a big earner alright, but do you really want to see a giant billboard dominating the entire city??

The main thing every single person coming into Waterford via the bridge would see would be a giant advertising hoarding, horrendous! Would look like the entire city was sponsored/owned by (for e.g.) Coke or McDs or Meteor or whatever.
Great idea to use it to advertise events relevant to Waterford and it's citizens and tourists (such as the tall ships event) but for straightforward corporate advertisement - nuh-uh.

I say - leave the current image up there or replace it with something of equal merit - another artist's work, perhaps images of historical buildings in the city, etc. Would be preferable to use this prime site to add beauty than to leave it as a blank ugly slate, or worse, advertising space.

robtri

Sully wrote: »

I seem to recall someone telling me before about pipes going under the river with oil, or something. I'm sure the council would have done it by now if it was possible?

I seem to recall, that this is not council property but under private ownership... if that is the case the council have no right to knock it....
it would be up to the current owners to submit a planning app to have it knocked...

wellbutty

Unfortunately it looks like these buildings will still be here for the next Tall Ships visit. In that case, they need to be covered more (with Waterford promotion images) and also on the Ferrybank side as well...it's like the set from a Vietnam movie!

foxylad

as with cork and galway --- remove them --- how much could it cost
REMOVE THEM -
and plant a row of trees there for the present