Annwyl oll

Gobeithio bod chi’n awn.

It seems a bit surreal, imagining that we might be able to gather at some point in the next few months.

And if we can (an possibly even if we can’t), we have an opportunity to take part in the Metamorffosis Festival, in Bangor/Porthaethwy 21-27 June.This festival will follow on from the Surrealist Saffaru we put on last year, successfully hosted within COVID-19 regulations.

There are three things we are inviting you (and all interested, of all ages!) to create with us (as well as coming to the event itself of course):

1. Utopias Bach - Byd Mawr: GEOCACHE BACH

@ TOGYG, Bangor 21 - 27 June 2021

"Future seekers! Orienteer a world of tiny possibilities and imaginings in dystopian cracks and corners in and around TOGYG: discover messages from the future and rethink your relations while navigating your way through unhinged polarities, scales and beings: not to conquer the world but open the metamorffic possibilities of others."

We want to install lots of little creations, as well as little installations or ‘points of noticing’ inside and outside the TOGYG studios, to create an experience for visitors to orienteer around. If you are interested in creating Utopias Bach, or perhaps you’ve already made one, this might be a nice opportunity to install one or more works. It would be a co-curated event, we would (depending on distancing rules etc) gather together or sequentially to install e.g. on Saturday/Sunday 19/20 June, or add them during the week. You are also welcome to post your works to us, and we’ll install for you.

Let us know if you might be interested on lindsey.colbourne@me.com

2. Utopias Bach - Trawsffurfiad: A little more-than-human entanglement
@ TOGYG, Bangor, date TBC, sometime between 21-27 June 2021

"Shake off your human limitations by travelling into a parallel world, shapeshifting into a more-than-human being on the way (animal, vegetable or mineral or hybrids thereof) to seek prescient insights and advice for our human selves. We will return with gifts to create tiny glimpses – Utopias Bach - that will bring another world just that little bit closer."

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing” - Arundhati Roy

This will be a 'guided visualisation’ workshop, combined with other activities (including some kind of ‘making’ after the guided visualisation, adding creations to the GEOCACHE BACH). If you are interested in helping with this, plz let us know on lindsey.colbourne@me.com

3. Oriel ‘Metamorffosis’ Gallery

During the week, there is the opportunity to exhibit artwork in any medium using - or presenting- metamorffosis. If you have something you’d like to exhibit, please let Anna Powell know: withoutorgans@googlemail.com

Hwyl am y tro!

PS To see how things are progressing since this blog visit Utopias Bach @ Metamorffosis