The Lord Mayor of Cork.The Lord Mayor of Cork.
Irish harpist providing music for the eveningIrish harpist providing music for the evening
The Gallery Bench coffin in use The Gallery Bench coffin in use
The Black Bell coffinThe Black Bell coffin
The Red Bull and The SledThe Red Bull and The Sled
The Ice Bucket coffinThe Ice Bucket coffin

Cork Exhibition

This was the first time Crazy Coffins had exhibited outside the UK.
The Cork Vision Centre Director, John X. Miller, described the event as "Definitely an exhibition with a difference; it's an eye-catching aesthetically pleasing artistic celebration of life with all its quirks, foibles and eccentricities." In recognition of Cork's Capital of Culture status, two specifically Cork-theme coffins were custom-designed. Made of cork, and cylindrical in shape one resembles a wine cork complete with corkscrew while the other entitled "Conrai na Chorcaigh" has been designed to appear as if it is emerging from a marsh as a homage to Cork city's origins.
The artist Jamie Ogilvie-Forbes was asked to record the Opening of the Exhibition on Jan 7th. 2003 in a series of watercolours