Exhibition catalogue for ‘Shaping Identities Together: Ag Cruthú le Chéile’ 9 May – 31 August 2013 – The Institute for Ireland in Europe, Leuven/ Featured artists: Colin Martin – Eoin Mac Lochlainn – Hughie O’Donoghue - Geraldine O’Reilly – Robert Russell. Contributors to the catalogue: Seamus Heaney, Dermot McGuinne, John McCafferty, Joe MacMahon
OFM, Caroline Nash, Niamh NicGhabhann and Jackie Ryan. 'Shaping Identities Together: Ag Cruthú le Chéile’
connects five contemporary artists with the fascinating history of the
Irish Franciscans in Europe. The books and manuscripts collected and
printed by the friars provided the inspiration for this exhibition,
creating a unique window into the histories of printing and reading at
the heart of Europe.