Killian Schurmann (b.1962) Abstract Landscape Fused and cast glass panel supported on a metal stand, 99cm high (including base) x 45cm wide (40 x 17¾'') Signed and dated 2000 ...

Killian Schurmann (b.1962) Abstract Landscape Fused and cast glass panel supported on a metal stand, 99cm high (including base) x 45cm wide (40 x 17¾'') Signed and dated 2000 Provenance:Presented to Broadcaster Mike Murphy on the occasion of the Late Late Tribute Show in his honour which was screened on RTE, May 19th, 2000, and being sold by him to benefit the Peter McVerry Trust. Killian Schurmann is a glass artist and sculptor with a studio and workshop at the foothills of Dublin Mountains. His mother was the well-known Czech born sculptor Gerda Frömel (1931-75). He trained originally in Germany as a scientific glass blower until 1980. Schurmann produces these panels by fusing molten glass to form abstract transparent landscapes; the framework surrounding them forms a window for the viewer. His work can be found in both public and corporate collections such as the National Self-Portrait Collection, Ireland; Allied Irish Banks; Bank of Ireland and the Department of Health, Dublin. Fr Peter McVerry SJ has been working with Dublin's young homeless for more than 35 years. In 1974 Fr McVerry moved to Summerhill, in Dublin's north inner-city, where he witnessed first hand the problems of homelessness and deprivation. In 1979, he opened a small hostel to provide accommodation for homeless boys between the ages of 12-16. Four years later, he founded The Arrupe Society, a charity to provide housing and support for young homeless people and response to the growing numbers experiencing homelessness in Dublin.In March of this year Fr Mc Verry was awarded the Freedom of the city of Dublin along with rugby legend Brian O'Driscoll having been nominated by Lord Mayor Oisin Quinn in recognition to his contribution to homelessness in the city. For further information or make a donation go to pmvtrust.ie .

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