Art piece sees the light

DUBLIN Airport’s latest art installation – a mural entitled ‘Light Years’, by renowned artist James Earley – can now be enjoyed by passengers transiting between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

The concept of ‘Light Years’ focuses on the idea that time and light are intrinsically linked; light links our past to our present and our future.

Earley, who was originally a graffiti artist, has been producing abstracted figurative works since 2010.

“We are honoured to feature James’ work at Dublin Airport so it can be enjoyed and appreciated by passengers and by airport staff,” said Dublin Airport managing director Vincent Harrison. 

“This is the seventh installation in our Sense of Place project, which is designed to bring different facets of Ireland to our passengers, even if they are connecting at Dublin and never leave the airport.”

Speaking about his work, James said: “The mural is inspired by a modern Ireland, an Ireland in which we take pride in our rich artistic, family and natural heritage and develop and preserve it, taking it to new and exciting places, promoting our island globally and reinforcing the fact that Ireland has been, is and will always be a centre of artistic excellence.”