Open Studios 2023
The outdoor spaces of Plas Bodfa were open in April 2023 as part of Anglesey Open Studios. A glimpse into the ongoing creative projects at Plas Bodfa.
Limestone pursuits by Mari Rose Pritchard & Julie Upmeyer
Drowned piano sounds by Ynyr Pritchard
Living willow orbs by Maggie Evans
Standing stones stories by Norman Payne
Greenhouse cyano-takeover by Mary Thomas
‘Floating Vessels II - Revenants’ by Sian Hughes
Limestone pursuits by Mari Rose Pritchard & Julie Upmeyer
An ongoing collaboration and investigation of permeability and deep time. These installations and performances explore the nature of limestone and limestone powder and its relationship to water and time.
Void Fraction
limestone, limestone powder, Lleiniog beach clay, various circular vessels, durational performance
2023
Standing stones stories by Norman Payne
Down in the sunken garden, the weathered Bodfa stones tell their tales. Connecting to the deep past through the ‘making special’ of the circular feature in the sunken garden, a monument is formed. A meditative space, a circular continuum.
An act of sheer folly
natural stone, cement, concrete, sound
2022-23
Whalebone by Reid Anderson
We gathered in the greenhouse for an acoustic set by singer-songwriter Reid Anderson. Afterwards we celebrated the global premier of ‘Whalebone’, the epic music video that was filmed at Plas Bodfa earlier in the year.
Floating Vessels II - Revenants by Sian Hughes
Handmade porcelain vessels will float on bamboo rafts. Damaged last year by wind and wildfowl, the broken bowls have been given a new life using the Japanese method of Kintsugi, where broken ceramics are repaired using glue and gold powder.
Floating Vessels II - Revenants
porcelain, bamboo, performance
2022-23
Greenhouse cyano-takeover by Mary Thomas
A special edition of the cyanolillies inspired by the limestone explorations of Mari Rose and Julie. The images are ammonites, a fossil often found in limestone.
growth - change - repeat
cyanotype solution, paper
2022-23
Drowned piano sounds by Ynyr Pritchard
Recordings from both original scores that written specifically for Annea Lockwood’s Piano Drowning at Plas Bodfa were emanating from the drowned piano, floating gently over the pond. The film of ‘The Christ of Agony (a passion), a film by Culture Colony was premiered in our greenhouse cinema.
‘Boddi’ and ‘The Christ of Agony (a passion)
sound recording
2021-22
Living willow orbs by Maggie Evans
Reformed and strengthened with every season, the pods take on a life of their own as the willow grows and shapes the forms over time. A living sculpture in conversation with the weather, the artist and time.
Seed Pods and Forms
willow, dogwood, foraged natural materials from around Plas Bodfa
2022-23
