Ifan Roberts

BA (Hons) Fine Art

Hiraeth

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the drowning of the Welsh valley of Tryweryn in order to supply water to the city of Liverpool. This was a turning point in the political landscape of Wales and a wakeup call for many Welshmen and women.

I was initially inspired by the headlines of newspaper cuttings of the time and an iconic poem ‘Colli Iaith’. ‘Hiraeth’ – translated as loss or longing – features prominently in the poem. My project developed using this word and words from the headlines as a focal point to my paintings. The project reached a conclusion with a video installation piece set in the spectacular yet haunting landscape that motivated my work.

Mae’r gair ‘Hiraeth’ yn y Gymraeg wedi bod yn sbardun i’m gwaith diweddar ac wedi fy nhywys tuag at ddigwyddiad sydd yn agos iawn at fy nghalon, sef trychineb Tryweryn a boddi’r gymdeithas o amgylch Capel Celyn. Taniodd yr anghyfiawnder yma deimladau cryf o genedlaetholdeb ymysg Cymry y cyfnod, ac mae rhywbeth yno wedi fy nhanio i hefyd.

Daeth y sbardun gwreiddiol i’m paentiadau wrth i mi ddarllen penawdau papurau newydd o’r cyfnod a’r gerdd eiconig Colli Iaith – lle mae’r gair ‘Hiraeth’ yn amlwg iawn drwyddi. Ymchwiliais ymhellach gan ddefnyddio y geiriau o’r papur newydd yn fy mhaentiadau. Daeth fy nghywaith i uwchafbwynt gyda’r ffilm sydd yn crynhoi yr holl emosiwn a deimlais wrth i mi ymweld ar tirlun hudolus hwn a ysbrydolodd fy ngwaith.

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