by Rhodri Owen | Mar 20, 2018 | Ir Byw
Mewn chwe awr, heb gynllun, mae ‘na bosibiliadau. Cwpwrdd bach a dau ddrws oedd i’w ddefnyddio fel canfas ar gyfer syniadau’r grŵp a’r artist. Pobl ifanc lleol sy’n cael eu cefnogi gan elusen GISDA i ddod dros amgylchiadau heriol ac i fyw’n annibynnol oedd aelodau’r grŵp, yn cydweithio efo’r artist Llŷr Alun Jones a minnau. Mae’n anodd weithiau mewn sesiynau grŵp i gychwyn a chael pobol i wneud y marc cynta’, felly dyma’r artist Llŷr Alun yn cymryd bwyell a chwalu’r pren llyfn efo un swing nerthol. Dyma ddinistrio i greu. In six hours, without a plan, there are possibilities. A small two-door cupboard was the canvas to be used for the group and artist’s ideas. Group members were local young people being supported by the GISDA charity to overcome challenging circumstances and to live independent lives. It’s sometimes difficult in group sessions to begin and to get people to make their first mark, so Llŷr Alun, the artist, took hold of an axe and shattered the smooth wood with one mighty swing. This was destruction to create. Yn organig rywsut dyma’r grŵp yn dechrau cymryd rhan, ac ar ôl y chwalu, dyma ail-adeiladu fel cadair. Daeth hyn yn eitha naturiol a’r siap yn awgrymu cadair uchel i blentyn. O drafod gwleidyddiaeth, anghyfiawnderau’r byd ac abswrdiaeth brenhiniaeth o unrhyw fath yn 2018 penderfynodd y grŵp a’r artist y byddai’r gadair yn gwneud gorsedd iawn i’r darpar frenin, y Tywysog Siôr. Organically somehow the group started to take part, and after the shattering started the reconstruction as a chair. This came quite naturally with the shape suggesting a child’s highchair....
by Rhodri Owen | Jan 21, 2018 | Ir Byw
Pan ddarfu’r diwydiannau trymion daeth yr angen am y dociau i ben, gan adael adfeilion a thlodi ar eu hôl. Bellach chwalwyd a chliriwyd ardaloedd eang, yn adeiladau diwydiant a masnach yn ogystal â chartrefi, ac yn sgîl hynny chwalwyd cymdeithas unigryw hefyd. Allan o’r chwalfa honno datblygodd Bae Caerdydd fel y mae heddiw. With the terminal decline of the heavy industries the need for the docks came to an end, leaving dereliction and poverty in their wake. Since then large swathes of buildings have been demolished, both industrial and commercial as well as homes, and as a result a unique community was also torn apart. From that upheaval Cardiff Bay developed to be to what it is today. Er moderneiddio a pharchuso’r hen Tiger Bay, mae rhai hen deuluoedd â chysylltiadau cryf â’r gorffennol yn dal yn byw ac yn gweithio yn yr ardal hanesyddol hon. Pleser oedd cydweithio â’r artist Lisa-marie Tann a sawl cenhedlaeth o un o’r teuluoedd hynny i weddnewid cwpwrdd pîn i adlewyrchu eu profiadau a’u hanes fel teulu. Despite the modernisation and the gentrification of the old Tiger Bay, some old families with strong connections to its past still live and work in this historic area. It was a pleasure to work with artist Lisa-marie Tann and several generations of one such family to transform a pine cupboard to reflect their history and experiences as a family. Cychwyn y dydd oedd mynd allan efo camerau a ffonau symudol i dynnu lluniau o gwmpas y Bae, gydag aelodau’r grŵp yn edrych ar yr ardal trwy eu llygaid eu hunain, ac felly efo rheolaeth uniongyrchol...
