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Ambition Is Critical
City Bus Station
S Mark Gubb’s work is born of an interest in text, language, translation, (mis)communication, cultural identity, mass- information and liminal spaces. A key inspiration for Mark’s new project was the poem ‘Ambition is Critical’ by Dave Hughes and he presents four banners each containing a rough translation of the phrase ‘Ambition is critical’, in the languages of Swansea’s current twin-towns. The translations have been done using an internet translation engine, a tool as likely to confuse communication as it is to aid it. As a statement and sentiment ‘Ambition is critical’ is both honest and ambiguous.
A broader context is leant by the site of the bus station, a point of departure or arrival; the first stop in a bold leap into the unknown or the place to greet a friendly stranger.
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Ambition Is Critical
Gorsaf Fysus Dinas
Mae gwaith S Mark Gubb yn tarddu o ddidordeb mewn testun, iaith, cyfieithiad, (cam)gyfathrebu, hunaniaeth- diwylliannol, gwybodaeth torfol a gofodau trothwyol. Ar gyfer y gwaith newydd hwn, mae e’n cyflwyno pedwar baner, pob un yn cynnwys cyfieithiad bras o’r ymadrodd, ‘Ambition is Critical’, yn nwy iaith gyfeilldrefau presennol Abertawe. Mae’r cyfieithiad wedi ei wneud drwy ddefnyddio peiriant chwilio ar y rhyngrwyd, offeryn sydd yr un mor debygol o ddrysu darllenwyr ag ydyw i gynorthwyo eu dealltwriaeth.
Fel gosodiad a theimlad, mae ‘Ambition is Critical’ yn onest, ac yn amwys. Mae cyd-destun ehangach hefyd ar gael, yn pwyso ar ochr yr orsaf bysiau, lle cyrraedd neu ymadael; arhosfan cyntaf mewn naid beiddgar i fewn i’r anhysbys, neu’r lle i gwrdd â ddieithryn cyfeillgar.
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