Talking to Carys Davies, glassware, selfies, and the struggles of the National Museum Wales
This week on the Radio Wales Arts Show.
On this week’s BBC Radio Wales Arts Show I had the privilege of talking to writer Carys Davies about her latest novel Clear, which extends her reputation as a writer of searching, austere prose that focusses on figures of isolation. I’m a great admirer of her work, and it was great to talk to her from her home in Edinburgh about the Scottish Clearances of the 19th century around which her novel takes place.
We also take a look at what’s going on in the visual arts in Wales at the moment. Artist and curator Rebecca Hardy Griffiths tells us about the new glassware exhibition from Verity Pulford, Mutualism, which has just been on at Studio Made in Denbigh; and artist and gallery owner Cat Gardiner, who has a thing or two to say about the Arts of the Selfie (which I’ve reviewed already on BRG). Inevitably, we get on to the subject of the plight of Museum Wales and what the future might hold.
And there’s a also a little preview of the latest show from Theatr Genedlaethol.
It’s a packed show, as always, but I think we’ve given good space to our guests and to the subjects. You can listen to it here (easier to subscribe on BBC Sounds and never miss an episode).