On my walk this week around the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum in Swansea, I looked in a number of the rooms. In the main gallery I observed, listened to and contemplated the various abstract and video art works to be experienced in the current exhibition – “These Waters Have Stories To Tell”.
This exhibition is part of the Ephemeral Coast series of touring exhibitions and includes six different artists. The first of the works I have shown below is one of the most deceptive – this (apparent) swimming float is in fact made of concrete and knowing this, my perception of it becomes confused. I am being deliberately deceived, and this brings to mind so many parallels in todays society that I have to start thinking more deeply about it in an effort to figure out my understanding of the themes of the exhibition and the connections the works have to us and the relationship we have with the/our environment.
On the top floor I enjoyed some of the older works in the museum – not just the works themselves but also the displays and the patterns of light and reflection created.
Fascinating!
Thank you Cindy
Hi Alastair, I like these works!
Enjoyed your “take” on the exhibit, Alastair, and the photos. I especially liked the light, shadows, and reflections that you noticed and shared here in your photos.
Thanks Jet, I could go into much more detail with posts like this but I think I’m saving that for a new arts based blog later in the year. Thanks for visiting
Sounds intriguing, Alastair.
Keep watching this space I guess