Performance
Jools Gilson performed every month during 2004 in a different city centre location, followed by a community knit in. These performances were a prelude and a call to needles for The Knitting Map in 2005. Taking place on the street, in shopping centres, even on the back of motorbikes, these playful, irreverent performances focussed on enticing the general public to risk knitting and join the growing community of knitters.
Short video documentation of performances can be viewed here.


Jools Gilson, performance, Crawford Art Gallery, Jan 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Crawford Art Gallery, Jan 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Crawford Art Gallery, Jan 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Crawford Art Gallery, Jan 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Knit In, Crawford Art Gallery, Jan 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Knit In, Crawford Art Gallery, Jan 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Civic Trust House, Feb 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Civic Trust House, Feb 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Civic Trust House, Feb 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Civic Trust House, Feb 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Civic Trust House, Feb 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Civic Trust House, Feb 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Knit-in at Civic Trust House Feb 2004. Voices of Cork: The Knitting Map Speaks, Nonsuch Publishing Ltd, 2005 Kieran McCarthy ©
Knit-in at Civic Trust House Feb 2004. Voices of Cork: The Knitting Map Speaks, Nonsuch Publishing Ltd, 2005 Kieran McCarthy ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre, Mar 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Blarney Woollen Mills, Apr 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Vision Centre, May 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Bus Eireann, Jun 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Fota House & Gardens, Jul 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Fota House & Gardens, Jul 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Fota House & Gardens, Jul 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Fota House & Gardens, Jul 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Knit in, Fota House & Gardens, Jul 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Knit in, Fota House & Gardens, Jul 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson performance, Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson performance, Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson performance, Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson performance, Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson performance, Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson performance, Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Sexual Violence Centre, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Sexual Violence Centre, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Knit In, Cork City Gaol, Dec 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Knit In, Cork City Gaol, Dec 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Sexual Violence Centre, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Cork Sexual Violence Centre, Aug 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson performance, Motorbike Rideout Cork, Sep 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson performance, Motorbike Rideout Cork, Sep 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Knit in, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Knit in, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Motorbike ride out, Sept 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson, performance, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson, performance, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Knit in, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Knit in, Boole Lecture Theatre, University College Cork, Oct 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson performance, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson performance, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson performance, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson performance, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Jools Gilson performance, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Jools Gilson performance, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©

Knit In, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©
Knit In, St Finbarre’s Cathedral, Nov 2004 Phot. Bernadette Sweeney ©