Open AccessMoments of recognition. The four semester studio at Queens Universtiy Belfast
Author(s) -
Andrew Clancy,
Colm Moore,
Michael McGarry
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
joelho
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1647-8681
pISSN - 1647-9548
DOI - 10.14195/1647-8681_4_53
Subject(s) - queen (butterfly) , possession (linguistics) , northern ireland , symbol (formal) , studio , shore , mythology , visual arts , history , art history , art , media studies , genealogy , sociology , ethnology , classics , computer science , geology , hymenoptera , linguistics , philosophy , botany , oceanography , biology , programming language
The symbol of the red hand is used by most institutions in Northern Ireland including our own Queen’s University Belfast. This image (fig.1) was made in 1950‘s to encourage visitors to Northern Ireland — the location of our school of architecture at Queen’s University Belfast. The illustration refers to the source of this image — a mythological story concerning a boat race to the island involving two competing chie7ains. Simply put, first to touch dry land would acquire ownership of the island. One of the chieftains senses he is behind in the race and therefore cuts oð one of his hands, throws it forward onto the shore becoming in the act the first to touch terra firma. He gains possession and the nickname Red Hand Larry.