'Herakles and the Stymphalian Birds' piece was commissioned for the 'Source' library and Arts Centre in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. In the launch shot, John is on the right with two Irish writers, Dennis O'Driscoll, centre and Ciaran Carson, left. 'Source' is a new building by award winning architects McCullough Mulvin. The piece is a reworking of the Herakles painting showed at Slate Gallery. Both works are based on an attic vase painting of Herakles and the Stymphalian Birds. This time the birds form a brief history of writing from cuneiform to offset litho. It is more to do with the appearance and technology of the texts rather than their literary content. Herakles is again made up from the detritus of a contemporary fly tipping site. He is the denizen of a sort of D.I.Y. heaven, a book-free domestic bliss.
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Detail of Herakles.
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