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locws projects 08
4th - 18th October 2008

Locws Projects is designed as part of the Locws International programme to work with artists to produce vibrant new artworks which are conceived and exhibited in Swansea, and respond to the people, culture, heritage and landscape of the city

The emphasis of these projects is collaboration and participation

For Locws Projects 2008, Wales-based artists Jennie Savage and Richard Higlett have been selected to work in Swansea over the forthcoming months, culminating in an exhibition to coincide with the Swansea Festival of Music & the Arts in October 2008

Both artists are exploring ideas that investigate some of the rich heritage and stories of the city and are working with members of the community to inform their work

The artist links below archive all the work created for the event:

Richard Higlett / Jennie Savage

'A Song for Jack' by Richard Higlett
Experience a ‘canine choir’ at a musical concert to ‘Swansea Jack’. Artist Richard Higlett has taken inspiration from the well-loved story of Swansea Jack, a black retriever who became a local hero in the 1930’s for rescuing drowning swimmers from Swansea’s docks. Richard will audition a selection of dogs from the city to form a ‘canine choir’ to create and perform a new song in celebration of the hero. ‘A Song For Jack’ will then be transcribed into a published piece of music

The ‘canine choir’ performed a special concert outside the National Waterfront Museum with accompaniment from local musicians. The whole project was recorded and an exhibition display is available to see at the National Waterfront Museum throughout the festival

Dates: The concert was held on Sunday 5 October
Exhibition display open throughout the festival, 4 - 18 October, daily 10am - 5pm
Location: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea

For 'A Song For Jack' blog click here

To view the Canine Choir on YouTube click here

'Your Eyes Are A Window (A Soundtrack For The Horizon)' by Jennie Savage
Experience stories from the sea in a specially designed viewing booth in this ‘soundtrack for the horizon’. Inspired by Swansea’s seascape, artist Jennie Savage explores the lure of the horizon and the need to stand at the waters edge and look out to sea. For her Locws International project, to coincide with the Swansea Festival, she aims to explore this cultural phenomenon and references to the sea

Jennie will bring the watery view to life by researching stories about the sea, and the resulting ‘soundtrack’ can be experienced whilst you gaze out into the Swansea bay in a specially designed viewing booth

Dates: Open throughout the festival, 4 - 18 October, daily 10am - 5pm
Location: Outside Central Library at Swansea Civic Centre

SUPPORT FROM

The Arts Council of Wales | The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | The City & County of Swansea | National Waterfront Museum | Swansea Metropolitan University