Locws 3 - Art Across the City

(Locws International 2007)


Locws 3 – ‘Art Across the City’ - Saturday 14 April – Sunday 13 May
It appears that Swansea is the place to be this month for art aficionados; from the 14th April to 13th May the city will be awash with temporary artistic representations and installations inspired by the cultural and historical surroundings of the Welsh city.

Locws International presents Locws 3 – Art Across the City which draws inspiration from nine locations across Swansea and brings artists from around the globe to create a spectacular city-wide display. Locws 3 aims to demonstrate 'a cross-section of contemporary art-practice from visual projections, performance and sound installations to photographic, object and material based works'.

Locws 3, as the name suggests, is the third time Locws International have utilised Swansea’s cultural backdrop, and the choice of location is key; Co-Director David Hastie says 'The artists have used a wide range of aspects of Swansea to create really thought-provoking pieces, they have spent time in the city, looking at its history and how it has evolved. There are works inspired by the Brangwyn panels, Dylan Thomas and even The Ospreys rugby team.'

So, regardless of the fact that only three of the artists are Welsh, the influences of the city and indeed country are integral in characterising each of the pieces. With as varied works as an orchestra of machines and an artist learning to fly, it’ll be fascinating to see how these influences emerge.

Access to all art-works are free and location maps will be available from Swansea Museum and The Guildhall during April.

Check out http://www.artacrossthecity.com/ for more information.

By SARAH L. PAVEY