PLAS BODFA
ACT 4: UNUS MULTURUM
Material Matters artists were selected for the 2nd edition of a major multi-disciplinary show at Plas Bodfa, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) in Wales from April 4-19 2020.
John Elcock, Angelo Madonna and Material Matters’ alumnus Simon Job headed to the location outside of Beaumaris to meet artist and curator Julie Upmeyer at her isolated yet stunning country house, which once renovated will become a remarkable project for artists from all over the world.
“As with most things in the infamous year of 2020, it didn’t happen this way. Something else happened.”
Julie Upmeyer, Plas Bodfa
Research
ACT 4 (2020)
Angelo Madonna, John Elcock and Simon Job
Unus Multurum at Plas Bodfa in 2020 asked artists for responses on the theme of one of many, with the house and island creating a starting point for this creative dialogue.
With both Storm Ciara and Covid threatening, Material Matters’ artists braved the gale force wind and darkening skies. The house was ready to greet us, its hidden corners, sounds and surfaces providing food for thought and rich pickings for our collective response.
WORK
STORM (2020)
John Elcock
Is a studio piece. At its heart is a sound file I recorded of Storm Ciara on the 8th February 2020 during our site visit to Plas Bodfa
The audio recording is overlaid on video footage in the studio of a 100W industrial fan illuminated in an unearthly pink glow, reminiscent of that distant sky over the Menai Straits.