The Process:
Initially, Traces of Fire needed to be concealed from its audiences.
So, for the opening of ev+a 2004 when the tracking started, some
rather evasive slogans were mounted at City Hall - later we’d show
the findings from 2 weeks spent tracing in Limerick.
The initial slogans read:
Traces of Fire
Barium Meals for the CitySomeone stands.
People walk by.Haven't they met?
For more light in your life.Volkmar Klien & Ed Lear
transmitting on your frequency.
And then the fire spread.
Each lighter is dropped where it has a good chance to change hands
and no-one sees who left it. The pubs have different crowds and
layouts - but the best corners to lose our lighters soon suggested
themselves:
If the pub’s busy enough, push a lighter onto the bar top - it’ll
soon find it’s way under someone’s hand. Or use the facilities –
and check on your next visit if it left with a new owner.
Choose your table for a few drinks - let it stay with the empties
when you go.
Log its frequency, and move on to the next pub.
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Lighter No.1: | Planted March 15th 2004 at ‘Slattery’s’
on Lord Edward Street Transmission Frequency: 150.005 MHz |
Lighter No.2: | Planted March 16th 2004 at ‘The Square Bar’ on John’s Square Transmission Frequency: 150.105 MHz |
Lighter No.3: | Planted March 16th 2004 at ‘The Launch’ on St. John’s Street Transmission Frequency: 150.155 MHz |
Lighter No.4: | Planted March 15th 2004 at the ‘White House’ on Glentworth Str. Transmission Frequency: 150.205 MHz |
Lighter No.5: | Planted March 15th 2004 at the ‘Wolf Tone Bar’ on Wolfe Tone Str. Transmission Frequency: 150.255 MHz |
Lighter No.6: | Planted March 16th 2004 at ‘Holy Ground’ on St. John’s Street Transmission Frequency: 150.305 MHz |
Lighter No.7: | Planted March 16th 2004 at the ‘Wolf Tone Bar’ on Wolfe Tone Str. Transmission Frequency: 150.355 MHz |
Lighter No.8: | Planted March 16th 2004 at ‘Nancy Blake’s’ on Upper Denmark Str. Transmission Frequency: 150.405 MHz |
Lighter No.9: | Planted March 16th 2004 at ‘Portley’s’ on Lock Quay Transmission Frequency: 150.455 MHz |
Lighter No.10: | Planted March 15th 2004 at ‘South’s’ on Quinlan Street Transmission Frequency: 150.505 MHz |