Past Work

Datod/Datgloi (Unravel/Unlock) began as a Located Residency with National Theatre Wales. It is an exploration of the place where stories intersect: the history of Welsh wool transported to the Americas in the 17th and 18th century to clothe slaves and today's extractive modern textile and garment industry. My initial aim was to unpick the forces of colonialism, genocide, ecocide, racism, sexism and capitalist power. The residency was conducted through the first lockdown of 2020. And instead of the planned collaborative publicly engaged project it became a quiet meditation with me visiting and sitting with the mills of Drefach Felindre. The project led to questioning and unraveling myself, my identity, Welsh identity and concepts around heritage. How stories and histories get wilfully obscured when they don’t fit with the pervasive, approved narrative. I am continuing to research and write about this subject although it's final iteration is unclear.