Linen
Memorial
Northern Ireland Troubles

Third Annual Day
of Private Reflection

June 21st 2009

Linen Memorial Public Viewings

Launch of the Digital Version of the Linen Memorial

Linen Memorial Handkerchiefs

The Linen Memorial was conceived and created in 2001 as a way in which art may contribute to healing the wounds of The Troubles. by sculptor Lycia Danielle Trouton, (born Belfast). It is an alternative history of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It can be understood as a counter-monument which is a non-heirarchical list of names of those killed in order to remember the people.

Names are being slowly embroidered onto handkerchiefs; a funerary record of the toll of human lives during Northern Ireland's sectarian violence; persons listed (commemorated) are on ALL sides of the political divide, listed without bias.

In post-conflict Northern Ireland, people can visit The Linen Memorial annually on The Private Day of Reflection.

From 2007, Northern Ireland introduced an 'open' Day of 'Private' Reflection to consider the conflict, as well as to think about those killed who have passed on.

The artist gave presentations about The Linen Memorial to the Healing Through Remembering organisation and its 2 sub-committees in 2007 and 2008. whose offices happen to be located in an historic Linen Handkerchief Manufacturing plant, Belfast. June 21st, 2007, the longest day of the year, was the first Day of Private Reflection about the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.

In 2007 and 2008 The Linen Memorial was at The CroÍ at The Corrymeela Community, Ballycastle, N. Ireland.

The memorial is dedicated to those who live with ongoing trauma and grief.