Today was spent at Bwlch Nant yr Arian, a kite feeding
station at Ponterwyd. We visited the centre because we hope to create our next
piece of work in collaboration with Bwlch Nant yr Arian. Our intention is to
produce a short film that continues with the classic still life theme that has
been explored within previous works such as A Most Strange And True Report and Feels So Unnatural. The complex relationship between
man and nature within its environment is explored within the still lives that
we create.
Whilst at Bwlch Nant yr Arian, we met two members of staff,
Gareth and Andre who were extremely informative and helpful and kindly offered
to give us a personal insight to how and what the kites eat as well as their
behavioural habits. The kites are fed daily and we would highly recommend you pay a visit
to watch this spectacle if you haven’t already been. The food was scattered and we watched as the kites feasted. The feeding can also be watched on a live feed in the warm comforts of the
café.
(Below: The Red Kite by Walton Ford)
Although the red kite of today is often described as
graceful, beautiful and mysterious it’s sighting hasn’t always been so
welcomed; man’s relation to this bird of pray has, at times been a turbulent
one. William Turner stated in the
16th century: “for such is the audacity of our kites that they dare
to snatch bread from children, fish from women and handkerchiefs from hedges
and out of men’s hands." This evolving but continuous relationship is what interests us.
The author, David Jones
described the Red Kite as a compelling symbol for Wales. We aim to make work
that celebrates this current working relationship.
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