Living in a small village in north Wales, Bedwyr Williams is the first to confess that most people there, including his partner, think he is a little strange. And indeed, there is no straight talking with this polymath-artist-come-standup comedian whose work spans photography, sculpture, drawing, film and performance.
Williams is currently representing Wales at the Venice Biennale with The Starry Messenger. He is also one of seven artists at Ceri Hand Gallery summer exhibition, Implausible Imposters, where we spoke to him about his work.
The 61st international art exhibition is a vast, volatile project that this year, more than most has faced personal loss, political conflict and protests
Eastwood, who is dyslexic, attempts to explore neurodiversity and the complexities of language, but though visually engaging, could the works do more to immerse us in his experience?
Recycled jute coffee bags, plastic pizza and a heap of wet wipes – for Iceland’s Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, Birgisdóttir takes a wry look at our consumerist society and the mixed messages we absorb subliminally
His practice centres on journeys exploring the region where he was raised and lives as he attempts to capture the passage between present and past, between remembering and forgetting