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Wilderland has two websites, one always-on, higher resolution website that is heavier to run, and one experimental, situated site, that is solar powered, and in the Nephin Park
The solar site might not always be on or available, it also has other quirks, and will be slower. Adjust your expectactions for this Permacomputing + Small Web alternative.
'Palimpsest' is a film artwork by Joanna Hopkins based on the female body, natural plant dyes, our interactions with place, and the change of use of landscape over time. The artwork follows research and a series of natural plant dyes created across two public workshops in Mayo. Each woman represents an existing Mayo Sheela na gig. They wear a plant dyed tracksuit decorated with layered leaf motifs. The colours have been created from wild lichens, the leaves of Hawthorn, oak leaves from the Bangor Trail, and yellow from the toxic and invasive Rhododendron found across Nephin National Park.
Lios na Gaoithe, the windy fort, is one of the best preserved ring forts in Nephin National Park. It has undergone multiple uses over time, both as a burial ground and a dwelling place. It now lies gently in the midst of the park, a soft space in the gap between the trees of planted conifers. A single hawthorn is rooted at its entrance. The work was filmed on the morning of the Winter Solstice, 21st December 2025.
Join us for the first screening of 'Palimpsest' at 2pm on Sunday 8th March at the Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park. Find out more and book your place here.
Special thanks to Wild Nephin National Park and the NPWS for access to Lios Na Gaoithe. Special thanks to Kay Goonan of Mount Jubilee for sharing the tradition of 'Crotal' dye making from local lichens.
Credits: Artist: Joanna Hopkins Yoga sequence: Colm Hynes Yoga. Videographer and Production: Wild A Productions. Sound and Location: Bryan Duffy and Richard Dunne. Performers: Annette Jordan, Nuala Clarke and Caroline Hopkins Score: Irish Lights, a Castlebar/ USA, sound artist and musician duo.
This artwork is linked to Joanna's research project Colours of the Land, find out more on its project page.
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