Time after Time
A recent exhibition held in Caffi Siop Mechell, close to the decommisisoning nuclear power station site at Wylfa.
I like to think of this exhibition as a performance in itself, a culmination of a long running series of works around issues of nuclear power which had taken me all over Wales and to Japan but now needed to be seen close to the Wylfa site in the community cafe. The timing coincided with an announcement by the government of a new commitment to nuclear power here at Wylfa, following a period of stagnation in which the site had been investigated for archaeological remains.
My title Time after Time refers both to the repeated promises and failures of new power stations since the mid 90's, resulting in planning blight on the site and also, more presciently, to the discovery of prehistoric remains from up to 5,000 years ago as we contemplate the legacy for the future of our existing nuclear remains, many of which will decay slowly over even larger time frames.
Time after Time.
I like to think of this exhibition as a performance in itself, a culmination of a long running series of works around issues of nuclear power which had taken me all over Wales and to Japan but now needed to be seen close to the Wylfa site in the community cafe. The timing coincided with an announcement by the government of a new commitment to nuclear power here at Wylfa, following a period of stagnation in which the site had been investigated for archaeological remains.
My title Time after Time refers both to the repeated promises and failures of new power stations since the mid 90's, resulting in planning blight on the site and also, more presciently, to the discovery of prehistoric remains from up to 5,000 years ago as we contemplate the legacy for the future of our existing nuclear remains, many of which will decay slowly over even larger time frames.
Time after Time.
