Will St Leger

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

Photo of "Landmine Trail" by Will St Leger in Merrion Square, Dublin. 2007.

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 , 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': 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

External links[]

  • [willstleger.wordpress.com Will St Leger official web site]
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