Catching up with the Artists in Residence at Castell Coch

Cadw are hosting two artists in residence at Castell Coch, who are using the space to create work inspired by the castle, the area and the community.

We’ve been keeping in touch with them to find out what they’re working on.

Lauren Heckler

Lauren has been exploring light and shadow, working with the local bat group and meeting local residents.

The dungeon of Castell Coch was designed so that this patch of eery light is seen. Artificial lighting has hidden it. pic.twitter.com/KMvrNYYekG

— Lauren Heckler (@_LHeckler_) June 5, 2015

Cannot wait to hear what our installed bat detector has captured over the weekend!!! @Castell_Coch @cardiffbatgroup pic.twitter.com/TiBklDRB7T

— Lauren Heckler (@_LHeckler_) June 21, 2015

You can view all of Lauren’s photos on her Flickr page.

John Abell

John’s been hard at work creating this amazing woodcut.

Me and a couple of my #works at my #artist #residency in #castellcoch #wales #art #woodcut #sculpture #contemporaryart #contemporaryprint #welsh #celf #welshartist #welshart #printmaking

A photo posted by John Abell (@john.abell) on Jul 6, 2015 at 7:51am PDT

Detail of an image I've produced in Castell Coch #art pic.twitter.com/DVShcK0wVA

— John Abell (@JdrAbell) May 28, 2015

William Burges comes to life in @JdrAbell's new woodcut as part of the @Castell_Coch artist in residence @cadwwales pic.twitter.com/p2gcBFzaJ2

— Ffion Reynolds (@caws_llyffant) May 13, 2015

You can see more of John’s work on his website.

Cadw are hosting a launch event on July 31st at 6:30pm.

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