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Tyddyn Mon (part 2) |
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Ann Catrin Evans, Sally Matthews, Paul Bearman |
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Anglesey [north Wales] |
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September 2003 |
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‘The Place’ is a charitable farm called Tyddyn Môn (formerly Hendy), nestling between Bodafon Mountain and the long and sandy Lligwy Beach in the north east corner of Anglesey. This beautiful and tranquil setting is not renowned for its public works of art but, within its parish boundary it boasts a number of man-made features that have become revered monuments that signify a strong element of continuity, notably the Lligwy Burial Chamber, dating back to the New Stone Age, Din Lligwy, the ruins of a fourth century Celtic settlement and Hen Gapel Lligwy, the ruins of a church dating from the twelfth century.
The emphasis on ‘the place’ and on this continuity is central to the enterprise, for Tyddyn Môn provides people with learning disabilities, with an opportunity to undertake useful and meaningful work, leading to self-development, skill learning and integration with the local community. This focus on stability and continuity is also reflected in the programme of five public art commissions undertaken by the charity, with financial support from Anglesey County Council’s Environmental Development Fund and the Arts Council of Wales’ Lottery Fund. The five commissions - awarded to four artists from Wales and one from the Wirral – were for works of art to be placed on a number of sites near footpaths and gardens across the land of Tyddyn Môn, with the commissioner seeking a sensitive and original reaction to the location, to the family and to the community. |
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The fourth artist from Wales to receive a commission is Sally Matthews of Rhosgoch, Builth Wells. Sally is renowned for her animal sculptures – particularly sheep, ponies, deer and wolves. For Tyddyn Môn, Sally has made a pony from recycled metal plates.
Paul Bearman from Wallasey is the fifth commissioned artist. He has made four wind-driven sculptures, loosely based on the images of birds, in this case two swans, a heron and a buzzard. Made from recycled wood, plastic and copper, the works rotate to the wind direction – an appropriate link with an island that is famous for its windmills. |
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