Linen
Memorial
Northern Ireland Troubles

The Linen Memorial

The memorial was conceived as a way in which art may contribute to healing the wounds of The Troubles.

The Linen Memorial was conceived and created in 2001 by sculptor Lycia DanielleTrouton, (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 listof 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 withoutbias.

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 8 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.