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A new art installation which has the local community at its core is set to open at Miltown Malbay in mid-August. It is hoped the time machine project located at the former Bank of Ireland building on the town’s main street will enable people to experience what it is like to travel through time, and be transported from 1984 to 2084. Award winning artists Alex Gill and Maeve Stone of Cracking Light Productions have been building a time machine in Miltown Malbay. The one-of-a-kind immersive experience has been informed and inspired by conversations with local participants, and will transform the beautiful premises of the former Bank of Ireland building. The ideal location in the centre of town means visitors can experience the project in person and revisit their once bustling community bank, alongside Friel’s Pub. The bank’s new owner, Aoife O’Malley has been transforming the building into a creative hub for artists and designers, and earlier this summer she launched …

How does a small community in West Clare conceive how it will look 60 years from now in 2084? When George Orwell wrote 1984 in 1949, some of his predictions were alarmingly accurate, and they were from a vantage point of 35 years prior. The town of Miltown Malbay in West Clare is currently exploring such themes in a unique time machine pilot project that it will host later this summer. Work is progressing on the project, titled ‘Room With A View’ which has been commissioned by Creative Ireland and funded under the Creative Climate Action Fund. The fund supports creative, cultural and artistic projects that build awareness around climate change and empower citizens to make meaningful behavioural transformations. Four artists were initially commissioned to spearhead the building of this time machine in the town however, two of them Brandon and Lisa Lomax have since returned home to the US for personal reasons, leaving the other couple Maeve Stone and …