BRANDON HILL
Ireland
09-2024 – 11-2024 My friend Michael Higgins is an experimental film maker invited me to come to join him to for his new project. Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland > A SHOOTING ON BRANDON. Part documentary, part daydream, part getting lost on purpose.
In the two month there we talked to local farmers; a hermit that once lived on the hill; we found rocks thrown by giants a long time ago and drank water from the famous well of the infamous Freayney – also known as the Robin Hood of Ireland.
From the map I drew, we created the film poster and title design for the documentary itself.
klick to play the trailer
A2–B2 ISLAND
A3 FISH
B1–C4 PROTECTED LAND
A4 PENICHE
A4–A5 THE BAMBUS
E4–E5 AGAVE AMERICANA​​​
A5–E5 THE CLIFFS​
​
​
​
B1
The reason Sri Lanka is home to millions of jackfruit trees goes back to the brilliant vision of one man and the year 1915:

As a member of Sri Lanka’s independence movement Arthur V Dias had been sentenced to death by the British. But when freed, he dedicated his life not only to the fight against colonial rule but also to securing the island’s future – by launching a mission to plant one million jackfruit trees to fight future food shortages.
​
Known as Kos Mama (Uncle Jack), Dias distributed seeds across the island, creating backyard food security that still feeds families today. His trees fed the nation through WWII, the 1970s droughts, and even the 2020 pandemic.
​
Today, Dias is still a national hero — and cutting down a jackfruit tree is illegal, even if it grows on your own land.
​
SOURCES
https://vidanewspaper.com/2020/10/17/remembering-sri-lankas-beloved-uncle-jak/https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200916-jackfruit-the-vegan-sensation-that-saved-sri-lanka
Pictures: Wikicommons
​
​
​
KOS MAMA / UNCLE JACK
The reason Sri Lanka is home to millions of jackfruit trees goes back to the brilliant vision of one man and the year 1915:

As a member of Sri Lanka’s independence movement Arthur V Dias had been sentenced to death by the British. But when freed, he dedicated his life not only to the fight against colonial rule but also to securing the island’s future – by launching a mission to plant one million jackfruit trees to fight future food shortages.
​
Known as Kos Mama (“Uncle Jack”), Dias distributed seeds across the island, creating backyard food security that still feeds families today. His trees fed the nation through WWII, the 1970s droughts, and even the 2020 pandemic.
​
Today, Dias is still a national hero — and cutting down a jackfruit tree is illegal, even if it grows on your own land. 🫶
​
Sources: https://vidanewspaper.com/2020/10/17/remembering-sri-lankas-beloved-uncle-jak/
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200916-jackfruit-the-vegan-sensation-that-saved-sri-lanka
Pictures: Wikicommons
