Monday evening we went to
Candahar, which is this art installation at
Grandville Island. Here's what it's official description is "Irish artist Theo Sims’
The Candahar is a meticulously detailed recreation of an Irish public house, based on the interior of the now defunct Blackthorn Bar in Belfast. Part sculpture, part theatrical stage, The
Candahar is an artwork that is also a functioning bar, open to the public and staffed, in collaboration with two Belfast bartenders who act as unscripted performers. The project fuses the authentic with fantasy, spectacle with stage, and at its heart acts as a catalyst for conversation, debate and dialogue — and a pint here or there."
It wasn't quite what we were expecting, but it was fun
nonetheless. The recreation part was only a very small area inside the larger theater. The rest were these rustic chairs and tables to sit at and live music. We all thought that the whole thing was going to be the bar recreation, not just one small area enclosed to a little room inside the larger area. It was kinda odd...but still very interesting. Had a couple beers there after wandering around downtown then went to Cafe
Mumbai for dinner. Monday was our "relaxing" day.
Monday evening we went to Candahar, which is this art installation at Grandville Island. Here's what it's official description is "Irish artist Theo Sims’ The Candahar is a meticulously detailed recreation of an Irish public house, based on the interior of the now defunct Blackthorn Bar in Belfast. Part sculpture, part theatrical stage, The Candahar is an artwork that is also a functioning bar, open to the public and staffed, in collaboration with two Belfast bartenders who act as unscripted performers. The project fuses the authentic with fantasy, spectacle with stage, and at its heart acts as a catalyst for conversation, debate and dialogue — and a pint here or there."
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