Arwydd arall (Another sign), 2023 - ongoing
Series of roadsigns: steel frames and prints on aluminium
70 x 61 x 45cm
In this series of signs, short poems in strict meter form (cynghanedd) reflect on the narratives of peatlands and our relationship to the textures of these landscapes. They use the brown colour typical of tourist signs dotted throughout rural environments, and use a combination of Welsh and English (and Irish). The curves in the lines of text resemble landforms or geological strata.
“Cynghanedd, an oral tradition whose rigid strictures enable a uniquely melodic poetics, is an apt medium for an artist who consistently probes the capacity of existing material (whether sculptural, linguistic, or both at once) for propositional, speculative, even fantastical ends: a mode of eco-inclined sculpture both refreshingly undidactic and distinctly contemporary. - Dylan Huw for Artforum
Sign installed at Oriel Brondanw gardens, summer 23
‘Aros gors’ sign installed at Cors Bodeilio Nature Reserve, Oct 23
Another sign installed at IMMA Dublin, Sept 23