Mayfly: Leanne McLaughlin 2019

The mayfly has a special relationship to Mountshannon and Lough Derg. It is a yearly visitor and lures many locals to the shores of the lake each May. Continuing on from our long-term plan to commission, annually, a significant work of street art for Mountshannon and the surrounding area, The Mayfly was commissioned by the Mountshannon Arts Festival to acknowledge the long connection with fishing and the natural beauty of Lough Derg, as well as the importance of our connection to nature and biodiversity, the interdependence of the human being and our environment. Continuing our long term plan to commission, annually, a significant work of street art for Mountshannon and the surrounding area, we have asked Leanne McLaughlin to create a Mayfly sculpture. Leanne, a Derry native, lives and works in Donegal.