WALKING SILVERMINES/ Guidebook

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GUIDEBOOK ECOMONY

Walking Silvermines/ Siúlóid Bhéal Átha Gabhann is a public artwork that takes the form of a heritage walk. It behaves almost, but not exactly like a piece of tourism infrastructure. It is intended to benefit the community of Silvermines in a number of ways, but must also serve a critical function as a public art project, particularly in drawing attention to the control mechanisms that determine what can happen in so-called public space, and also in raising questions about the packaging and presentation of places and pasts for tourism purposes.

The guidebook is available as a limited edition print-run, and also as a free PDF download from the Walking Silvermines website. Anyone who wants to sell the guidebook in their home or business can do so by entering into a licensing agreement: in exchange for an undertaking not to alter the guidebook in any way, they will receive a Walking Silvermines sticker to put in their window. They can download and print the PDF version of the guidebook, free of charge, and sell it at a price of their choosing, in negotiation with the buyer.

In this way the guidebooks can be made widely available in the village and anyone who chooses to print and sell them can benefit financially. Tourists will have an opportunity to meet local people to buy the guidebook, which is intended to facilitate discussion and exchange.

Anyone who wishes to enter into this licensing agreement can do so by contacting *protected email*