WISH, by Jorge Rodríguez Gerada, First Artist in Residence Belfast International Festival

For the 2013 Ulster Bank Belfast International Festival at Queen s, CubanAmerican Artist, Jorge RodríguezGerada, has created WISH, a portrait of an anonymous local girl photographed by the artist in the process of making a pure and simple wish for the future. Spanning an 11 acre site in Belfast s Titanic Quarter, the photographic image of this girl made of topsoil, sand, grass and stones can be seen from various locations around Belfast. This innovative public artwork pushes boundaries and uses cuttin