Gafnu Cymuned: Hollowed Community

Emma Cownie

Sun 15 Oct, 3pm – 6pm,
Mon 16 – Sun 22 Oct, 12pm – 5pm

Inkspot, The Old Church, Newport Rd, CF24 1PU

Disability Access: No
Family Friendly: Yes

This exhibition is inspired by my own community of Brynmill, in Swansea, which has been hollowed out by the proliferation of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs). These streetscapes focus on the summer months each year, when most of the students are absent, leaving this strange transient silence and sudden emptiness. There is an ominous aspect to each of these images and the intruding shadows hint at the transience of this peace. The shadows of pitched roofs of houses, chimneys and lamp posts, evoke memories of sun dials, one of the most ancient methods of marking time. Equally they too mark the absence of families and a balanced community. So, there is an underlying sadness here too.

Emma Cownie is a Swansea based contemporary artist. Read more about her story and work by following her blog at www.emmafcownie.com  or website www.emmacownie.artweb.com.  Emma Cownie Artist is also active on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter.