Now on display until August 23rd 2009
MORE HARD RAIN FOR SWANSEA
The extraordinary Hard Rain exhibition, on display outside the National Waterfront Museum, is to stay for an additional week so more people can experience its powerful message.
The photographic exhibition came to Swansea at the beginning of June on its first visit to Wales as part of a world-wide tour. It was due to be taken down on Sunday 16th August but will now continue until Sunday 23rd.
The exhibition combines images collected by the award-winning photographer Mark Edwards with the poetic lyrics of the legendary genius Bob Dylan and presents major global issues such as climate change, poverty and wildlife extinction in a startling and original way. Accompanying Hard Rain is a new local photographic exhibition, Vital Signs Swansea, which shows how local people are responding positively to these global challenges through various activities and projects.
“The exhibition has now been seen by thousands of people in Swansea and there have been several organised visits by schools and community groups.” comments project co-ordinator Philip McDonnell, “But we are also aware that many who have been meaning to visit the exhibition have not yet found the opportunity, especially as we have had so much rain in recent months, which is quite ironic give the title of the exhibition. We hope people will take advantage of the extra week either to visit the exhibition for the first time or to take another look.”
The Hard Rain and Vital Signs Swansea project has been organised by Swansea Environmental Forum and is supported by the City and County of Swansea, Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government, National Waterfront Museum, Co-operative and the Environment Centre.
