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lovejoy
'Reverberations'
The Helwick Lightship; 26 Castle Street; The River
Tawe
Site responsive works which have developed through the enthusiasm &
participation of local people. “reverberation - a re-echoing of
sound, a reflecting of light etc., subjection to the action of a reverbatory
furnace, something reverberated”
Annie Lovejoy's work on board Light Vessel No. 91 (The Helwick Lightship)
has developed through a close working relationship with Fred Evans, who
works on the ship. She presents three soundscapes installed in the ship's
air vents . 'Letters to Denote the State of the Weather' - based on the
ships logging system, translated into Welsh & read by: Steve Darling,
Tim Davies, Elen Morris, Karl Morris, Heather Pearce, Nia Roberts, Linda
Shickell & Steve Williams; 'Conversations with Fred' and 'Radio' -
the recording of radio communication from the Helwick by Swansea Amateur
Radio Society, who were invited by Annie to participate in a global International
Lighthouse Day Event
In 'Up the River Tawe' Annie Lovejoy presents a performance on the River
Tawe in association with harp player Nia Jenkins. ‘The idea of asking
a Welsh harpist to play to people on a boat trip up the River Tawe was
driven by a deep rooted curiosity, a love of music and Wales, the country
where I was born. Unbeknown to me, was the reality of this river, which
takes us on a journey through time, a pertinent landscape revealing the
histories and present day realities of the Lower Swansea Valley. A land
once poisoned by industry, now reclaimed by the community of Swansea’.
Annie Lovejoy 2002
Further work by Annie Lovejoy can be seen at
www.herenorthere.org/locws/
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