An Exhibition of films and voices from
the Ebbw Fach Valley.

 

Vanishing Point An exhibition of new work by Matt White St Michael's Church Abertillery June 10th to 15th Monday-Friday 11am - 5pm. Saturday 10am to 1pm Opening reception and public forum - Wednesday 12th June 6:30  During the Summer of 2012, artists Matt White and Katrina Kirkwood scoured the streets and hills of Ebbw Fach from Brynmawr to Sofrydd in search of the real voices of the valleys. Their stories, comments and photographs were transformed into short films that tell the world who they really are. Matt White has allocated a different screen for each of the thirty-six contributors and has brought their seventy two stories together in one space for the first time. This incredible collective babble presents a localised community both together and at odds with each other. Their individual voices speak of wider reaching social and political difficulties; about politics and belonging. The placement of this audio-visual community within this space raises questions about the role of institutions as they continue to shift and adapt to the post-industrial climate within the South Wales regions. Vanishing Point is funded by the National Lottery through The Big Lottery Fund and is the culmination of an Arts Council of Wales funded project commissioned by Breaking Barriers Community Arts. Vanishing Point (welsh) Arddangosfa o waith newydd gan Matt White Eglwys Mihangel Sant, Abertyleri, Mehefin 10 - 15 Llun-Gwener 11:00 - 17:00. Sadwrn 10;00 to 13:00 Agoriad swyddogol gyda fforwm cyhoeddus - Dydd Mercher 12 Mehefin: 18:30 Yn ystod haf 2012, sgwriodd yr artistiaid Matt White a Katrina Kirkwood strydoedd a bryniau Ebwy Fach o fryn-mawr i Sofrydd wrth chwilio am leisiau amrywiol y cymoedd. Mae eu storïau, sylwadau a lluniau yn cael eu trawsnewid mewn ffilmiau byr sy'n dweud wrth y byd pwy ydyn nhw, go iawn. Dewisodd Matt White sgrîn wahanol ar gyfer pob persona daeth â hwy ynghyd mewn un gofod. Mae’rcasgliad cyfunol anhygoel yn cyflwyno cymuned leol sydd ar yr un pryd yn gytûn ac yn anghytûn. Mae eu lleisiau unigol yn siarad am anawsterau cymdeithasol a gwleidyddol ehangach; am wleidyddiaeth a pherthyn. Mae lleoli’r gymuned glywedol yma o fewn y gofod yn codi cwestiynau am rôl sefydliadau wrth iddynt barhau i symud ac addasi i’r hinsawdd ôl-ddiwydiannol yn Ne Cymru. Ariannir Vanishing Point gan y Loteri Genedlaethol drwy’r Gronfa Loteri Fawr ac mae’n benllanw comisiynwyd a ariannwyd gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a gomisiynwyd gan Celfyddydau Cymunedol Chwalu’r Rhwystrau.

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