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Aberfan: 21st October 1966 / Nos da, Cariad x

Hawksley, Rozanne

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In 1966 a coal tip collapsed onto the village of Aberfan near Merthyr Tydfil, crushing a school and killing 116 children and 28 adults. Fifty years later, Rozanne Hawksley felt the need to create something to express her feelings, not intending it to be exhibited. The result feels like a Victorian mourning object – a wreath covered in black silk and netting contains a dirty, damaged child’s mitten. Two ribbons have hand-written inscriptions: 'Aberfan: 21st October 1966' and 'Nos da, Cariad x'. The artist said she didn’t want the work framed, but “to look like a little lost anonymous glove”. Rozanne Hawksley explored life’s biggest questions, such as human suffering and the abuse of power, but without making grand gestures. She used humble objects to create works full of poignant power.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 51752

Creation/Production

Hawksley, Rozanne
Date: 2016

Acquisition

Gift, 22/6/2017
Given by The Contemporary Art Society for Wales

Measurements

diam (cm): 31.5
Depth (cm): 8

Material

mixed media

Location

In store
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Tags

  • Applied Art
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Bow
  • Children's Clothing
  • Commemoration
  • Communities And Society
  • Concepts And Emotions
  • Craft
  • Fashion And Costume
  • Hawksley, Rozanne
  • History
  • Identity
  • Life And Death
  • Sadness And Grief
  • Textile
  • Time And Memory
  • Welsh History
  • Woman Artist

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