Moving Statues in Galway

dolphin city · 28-10-2010 08:49AM #1

Just wondering when they will be activated - the irish statues always seem to get giddy in a recession. Has anyone seen any move recently and in what area of Galway?

:D

darrenh · 28-10-2010 11:12AM

Is there not someone who can put a stop to this??

Sponge Bob · 28-10-2010 12:38PM

dolphin city wrote: »

Has anyone seen any move recently and in what area of Galway? :D

Everyone with a brain knows they don't count if they move in October because it's the Magic Mushroom season in Galway. :cool:

dolphin city · 28-10-2010 01:01PM

watch them move after December tho.

Anyone remember the last time they moved (in the 80's) remember the statue of our lady at the jes church - someone removed the statue and put a sign up - Gone to Lunch, back shortly".

Discodog · 28-10-2010 01:11PM

A friend of mine does special effects for films including animatronics. We have often joked about making the local statue move or weep. Many churches have the same one - were they a job lot ?. It wouldn't be too hard to get one, modify it & then swap it over. The crying bit is especially easy.

I spent a while looking at the one in Ballinspittle. It is a simple optical illusion caused by the way the statue was installed & the way that it is facing. Move your head slightly & the statue appears to move.

dilallio · 28-10-2010 01:28PM

There was a big fight between 2 statues in the Cathedral this morning.

Apparently, it all started when St Anthony called St Francis a sissy!

the keen edge · 28-10-2010 03:12PM

After hours is that way

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Fionn MacCool · 28-10-2010 03:53PM

What is OP's obsession with all things recession?

Lapin · 29-10-2010 04:35AM

I spotted a lifelike and likesize statue of a bottle of Buckfast (empty) on the wall outside the City Hall last Tuesday morning.

I assumed it was an artistic instillation put there by the city council to portray the contemporary lifestyles of many our citizens. A work of art.

Later that evening I noticed that the statue had "moved" to the steps of the railway station. Now accompanied by a box of cheese & chives Pringles (also empty).

Its great to see such artistic masterpieces being displayed in prominent locations around town.

The tourists must be amazed.

dolphin city · 29-10-2010 09:56AM

Lapin wrote: »

I spotted a lifelike and likesize statue of a bottle of Buckfast (empty) on the wall outside the City Hall last Tuesday morning.

I assumed it was an artistic instillation put there by the city council to portray the contemporary lifestyles of many our citizens. A work of art.

Later that evening I noticed that the statue had "moved" to the steps of the railway station. Now accompanied by a box of cheese & chives Pringles (also empty).

Its great to see such artistic masterpieces being displayed in prominent locations around town.

The tourists must be amazed.

are you serious??

Fionn MacCool · 29-10-2010 12:47PM

Lapin wrote: »

I spotted a lifelike and likesize statue of a bottle of Buckfast (empty) on the wall outside the City Hall last Tuesday morning.

I assumed it was an artistic instillation put there by the city council to portray the contemporary lifestyles of many our citizens. A work of art.

Later that evening I noticed that the statue had "moved" to the steps of the railway station. Now accompanied by a box of cheese & chives Pringles (also empty).

Its great to see such artistic masterpieces being displayed in prominent locations around town.

The tourists must be amazed.

Definitely Banksy

Moving Statues in Galway

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