Artist hopes to boost peace by towing iceberg to Titanic birthplace

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2005

BELFAST (AFP) — An artist said she hoped to jolt Northern Ireland into resurrecting its peace process and self-confidence by towing an iceberg to Belfast, the birthplace of the iceberg-doomed Titanic ocean liner.

Artist Rita Duffy said the iceberg would be a symbol of regeneration for Belfast, cooling the simmering anger among Protestants and Catholics who are trying to put 30 years of sectarian violence behind them.

"Technically, it is feasible," Duffy told AFP. "The plan is to take an iceberg from off the coast of Norway and bring it along the western isles along the old Viking journey towards Belfast," said the painter, who is known for her caustic humor.

She said a company called Thaw has been set up to raise money for the project, which will take...