Joining us as guest curator, and sharing his reflections on COP26, Marc Rees harnesses artistic responses to the climate crisis, and amplifies the message of the wellbeing of future generations as part of #PethauBychain.
Creator and curator of installation and performance, Marc Rees creates artistic responses to place and community, re-discovering material to mould into composite portraits for an audience to encounter as an immersive experience.
Taking part in the Encampment of Eternal Hope 'Possible Dialogues' series at COP26, he presented his most recent works including the short film ISOSTAY, where he explored ‘humanity’s legacy in Antarctica’ (UK Antarctic Heritage Trust) in collaboration with Simon Clode. The film was voiced by Cerys Matthews and is available to watch on BBC iPlayer here.
More recently, Marc has been collaborating with Tasmanian indigenous artist and activist Dave Mangenner Gough, exploring, inventing and playing with a system, before creating a structure/sculpture/framework of recycled wooden pallets - CROMEN. This became a space for sanctuary, shelter, quietude and meditation, a repository and incubator of ideas, conversation, memories, discussion and performance to authentically consider, confront and navigate the issues and challenges arising from the current altered cultural landscape
In collaboration wtih Pickle Factory Dance Foundation in Kolkata India, and in partnership with the National Eisteddfod of Wales, CROMEN has evolved into CRO | PAN (CROMEN Wales and PANDAL India) - a collaboration exploring festivals in both countries. You can read more about CRO | PAN here.
'Possible Dialogues is an initiative to connect social and environmental leaders, activists and artists and academics with common interests in relation to climate change and justice. Read more about the event here.
Pethau Bychain | Small Things: Doing the small things can make a difference in our communities, across Wales, to our planet, and our own wellbeing. #PethauBychain is the campaign to amplify the wellbeing messages of Wales' cultural sector on a global stage.