Will St Leger

Will St Leger is a street artist/artivist, Radio DJ and gay rights activist living in Dublin, Ireland.

Activism

A former Greenpeace activist[1] St Leger has been involved in activism for many years.[2] In 2009, St Leger co founded an LGBT direct action group, 'Equals'. - On 25 June 2009 the group staged a direct action at entrance of the Dáil (Irish Parliament) in Dublin.[3][4][5] The group demonstrated their discontent with what they see as the inequality in the Civil Partnerships Bill 2009, by chaining themselves to the gates of the building. St Leger climbed onto the pillars of gates and remained there for over 2 hours and was subsequently arrested by police. Although initially charged, St Leger was not prosecuted.

Art

"Landmine Trail" in Merrion Square, Dublin. 2007.

'Landmine Trail': On Sunday 1 April 2007. he placed 100 fake 'landmines' made from stencilled enamel plates in five parks around Dublin, Ireland.[6][7] In an interview with Wooster Collective he said, "The reason for doing this was to get people asking themselves, 'what if the world I walked in was littered with landmines?'"

'Art Raid': In 2007, St Leger premiered an exhibition at Dublin Fringe Festival where guests were permitted to 'steal' the art on display at the sound of a security alarm.[8]

'Bertie cash giveaway': On 31 March 2008. St Leger placed £50,000 worth of fake 'Bertie' bills depicting Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern on the statue of Molly Malone in Dublin, Ireland.[9] The artist claimed that the money which also depicts an excavator tipping Celtic art into a waste skip were in protest to the N3 road's incursion of the Hill of Tara.

Solo shows

Artivism, February 2006
Celebrity Guns & Ammo, April 2007
Art Raid, September 2007/April 2008
Antics Rogue Show, September 2008[10]
Bluetooth Fairy, November 2009[11]
Cause & Effect, November 2012

Radio and music

From January 2012 to March 2014, St Leger was a radio presenter with Phantom 105.2[12] where he presented a four-hour weekly show called 'The Weekender'
St Leger is also co-founder electronic duo, 'Faune' who released their first single in March 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Interview with a Stop Esso activist" greenpeace.org.uk Retrieved 21 April 2007
  2. ^ "Taking The Fight To Star Wars" Hotpress.com
  3. ^ "Gay rights activists chained to Dail - Herald.ie". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Gay rights protesters chain themselves to Dáil". 25 June 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Gay rights activist storms Dail barricades - Independent.ie". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ^ "100 Landmines in Dublin". woostercollective.com. Retrieved 21 April 2007
  7. ^ "Landmine Trail". Retrieved 21 April 2007
  8. ^ "Arches Theatre Festival review" The Scotsman Retrieved 3 March 2009
  9. ^ "Home News" The Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 April 2008
  10. ^ "Will St Leger" Totally Dublin Retrieved 3 March 2009
  11. ^ "irishstreetart.com". Retrieved 22 November 2010
  12. ^ TXFM
  • [willstleger.wordpress.com Will St Leger official web site]

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