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Dog and window

By: a-n

New commissions by artists Richard Higlett and Jennie Savage will be presented by Locws International to coincide with the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts.

Taking his inspiration from the story of Swansea Jack, a black retriever who became a local hero in the 1930s for rescuing drowning swimmers from Swansea’s docks, Richard Higlett’s A Song for Jack uses singing dogs to create ‘canine choir’, transcribed into a published piece of music that the choir will perform on 5 October outside the National Waterfront Museum with accompaniment from local musicians. Jennie Savage’s Your Eyes are a Window (A Soundtrack for the Horizon) is a project made in response to Swansea Bay, which explores the mirror we are faced with when looking out to sea. The artist is interested in the concept of the sea as a metaphorical reflection of our inner consciousness. She has designed and built a temporary cinema space open 4-8 October outside Central Library at Swansea Civic Centre that looks out over the bay. Viewers can sit and take time to contemplate the mysteries of the sea, focused by a soundtrack to the view made on the beaches of Swansea and Gower. Locws International works with international and Welsh contemporary artists to create new visual artworks and projects that respond to the culture and heritage of the city of...

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