Gallery 1
21 July 2023 to 12 November 2023 at Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Angharad Pearce Jones has worked in steel for over 30 years and in her largest solo show to date, she re-works an installation originally constructed in her own home during Lockdown.
The work stems from the artist’s perception of increasing divisions in society following the 2016 Brexit referendum and whilst Angharad is enthralled by her chosen material’s capacity to either incarcerate, divide or protect, she is also fascinated by its capacity to implode, distort and break down, represented in meticulous re-constructions of scenes of impact.
These incidental artworks are the result of seven years of documentation of twisted and imploded gates and railings, each with its own narrative, that only those who witnessed the original impact will ever know.