Sweyne's Eye ~ SA1 Art

I don't really understand why Swansea isn't more noted for its public art. It is a mystery to me as the city really does cram a lot of particularly interesting exhibits within the city.

These following photographs, taken along the edge of the River Tawe, SA1, were recorded in 2016 and feature in this issue of Sweyne's Eye.  Amongst the boulders that line the river here are a series of rocks that have been engraved with a series of various designs and motifs. Appearing like fossilised remains, they feature symbols of copper, iron and carbon, flower patterns that decorated Swansea's once celebrated ceramics industry, as well as other goods that were once imported and exported along the river and out through the nearby docks during the city's industrial heyday. The artwork is still visible along the river today...

Sweyne's Eye ~ Confucius Stature

My favourite statue in the whole of Swansea is this one - a large figure of the Chinese philosopher, Confucius. It can be found, with a little effort, on the grounds of Swansea University and was donated to them by the European Federation of Chinese Organisations as a symbol of China and Chinese culture.

These photographs can be found is this issue of my Swansea photography zine, Sweyne's Eye.

Sweyne's Eye ~ The Green Man of Kilvey Hill

This was a pretty cool discovery I happened upon whilst taking a walk up Kilvey Hill a few years back - a Green Man king sculpture:

The above photographs can be found in this issue of my Sweyne's Eye zine.

Sweyne's Eye ~ High Street Graffiti

This glorious and eye-catching artwork was designed by Photoni Matsi. Station to Station, the arts group responsible for decorating  Swansea's once-troubled High Street with pieces of public art, advertised the work with the statement "...you asked for more colour on Swansea High Street, this spring we are delivering it!":

The graffiti features both on the cover and within the pages of Sweyne's Eye ~ 2016 (Part Three):

Clap for the NHS - Swansea (April 09, 2020)

Here is an audio recording of Clap for the NHS I made on April 09, 2020. As usual with my audio recordings, this is best heard with a good set of headphones:

Sweyne's Eye ~ A Dusky Swansea Bay

Really missing the beach during this UK wide lock down. I guess I gave to make these looking through some of my photographs of my previous walks along my local beach. 

You can see these, and more images of Swansea, in my photography zine Sweyne's Eye ~ 2016 (Issue 2).

Sweyne's Eye ~ City Sunsets

Some sunset pictures of Swansea from my photography zine Sweyne's Eye ~ 2016 (Part One):