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\nIn 2011 we celebrate the centenary of Polish artist Josef Herman, whose work was inspired by the mining community of Ystradgynlais where he lived between 1944 and 1955. It was here that Herman found an admiration for miners, seeing them as a walking monument to labour, which is why he spent many years sketching and painting in the area. Herman produced a large body of work including atmospheric oil paintings, one of which called \u201cMiners Singing\u201d is currently on display at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea.
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\nLOCWS International has commissioned Swedish artist Helen Edling to respond to \u201cMiners Singing\u201d as well as other sketches by Josef Herman. \u201cHelen has created a series of magical new artworks, all of which sympathetically respond to the work of Josef Herman. Placed around the National Waterfront Museum they have created a treasure-hunt atmosphere; with one installation involving canaries escaping from miner\u2019s cages giving the entire space a theatrical feel.\u201d said Project Coordinator Erin Rickard.
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\nThese new artworks by Helen Edling are part of a citywide event called \u2018Art Across The City\u2019 and will be on display until the 30th October. Other artworks include large banners in the bus station, hoardings along the High Street, a tree carving at Cwmdonkin Park and a photographic billboard at Swansea Castle. For more information you can talk to our LOCWS live guides who are based at the National Waterfront Museum, or you can pick up a leaflet from Swansea Civic Centre exhibition space currently showing a Locws Schools exhibitions by pupils from Ysgol Crug Glas and Sea View Primary School, Ysgol Felindre, Ysgol Pen-y-Bryn, and Ysgol Pen-y-Fro.
\nFor further information visit www.artacrossthecity.com. For a free guided tour of the artworks please call 01792 468979
\nLocws International works with international and Welsh contemporary artists to create new visual artworks and projects that respond to the culture and heritage of the City of Swansea. With support from The Arts Council of Wales, The Welsh Government, The City & County of Swansea, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales and The David and Christopher Lewis Foundation.
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\nNotes to Editors: For further information contact Erin Rickard, Project Coordinator on 01792 468979 or erin@locwsinternational.com\/old
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