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biographical tribute to his life that is the Lafc
adio Hearn Japanese Gardens. Celebrating its tenth anniversary this coming June, it is a spectacular achievement, one that mirrors perfectly the author’s own literary and cultural significance. The full list of participating artists in the Farmleigh Gallery exhibition are: Artists from Ireland Yoko Akino / Ailbhe Barrett / Nuala Clarke / Niamh Flanagan / Richard Gorman / Richard Lawlor / Stephen Lawlor / Sharon Lee / Kate MacDonagh / Alice Maher / Eimearjean McCormack / James McCreary / Ed Miliano / Niall Naessens / Kelvin Mann / David Quinn / Barbara Rae / Robert Russell / Amelia Stein / Dominic Turner Artists from Japan Kanami Hano / Yoko Hara / Jin Hirosawa / Aya Ito / O JUN / Mayumi Kimura / Chie Matsui / Seiichiro Miida / Yuuka Miyajima / Shoji Miyamoto / Junko Ogawa / Shoko Osugi / Yuki Saito / Michael Schneider / Sudi / Azusa Takahashi / Yo Takahashi / Kanako Watanabe / Toshiya Watanabe / Katsutoshi Yuasa The exhibition support programme of talks includes: Saturday 8th March: Paul Murray Ghosts and Ghouls - The Undead Imagination of Lafcadio Hearn Saturday 12th April: Bill Emmott The Foreign Correspondent as Double Agent Saturday 17th May: Seán Golden Lafcadio Hearn & W.B. Yeats – The Writers Who Brought Japan to Ireland Saturday 7th June: Agnes Aylward A Biographical Garden – Ireland’s Living Tribute to Lafcadio Hearn Saturday 12th July: Rebecca Salter Japanese Woodblock Printing - The People Behind the Craft Kwaidan - Encounters With Lafcadio Hearn runs at Farmleigh Gallery, in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, until Sunday 24th August. Further details can be found at www.kwaidanexhibiton.com and at www. farmleigh.ie Farmleigh Gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, and every Bank Holiday Monday, from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm (closed for lunch). Admission is free. Tickets for the support events, at €10 each, can be booked at www.eventbrite.ie 41