Lecture in Aberystwyth (2 May 2007)

I have been invited to give a lecture on my project as part of the Lunchtime Lecture Series at Aberystwyth School of Art. Here the announcement:

Wednesday 2nd May 2007
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Small Lecture Theatre 206

The Lunchtime Lecture Series is open to the public and all students and staff of the School of Art. Throughout the semester internationally acknowledged artists have been invited to give a lecture on their practice and current, past and future projects. The eighth in this semesters series will be Dr Heike Roms.

Heike Roms
“What’s Welsh for performance? Uncovering and archiving 40 years of Performance Art in Wales”
Heike Roms is Lecturer in Performance Studies at the UWA. She has published widely on contemporary performance practice, in particular on work originating from Wales. Future plans include a history of Welsh performance art and a book on the relationship between performance and ecology in a Welsh context. Performance Art is widely recognized as a vital part of the history of art in Wales The contemporary Performance Art scene in this country is one of the most vibrant anywhere in the UK. And yet one currently searches in vain for any accounts or critical evaluations of its practices in the official annals of Welsh art history. What's Welsh for Performance? presents a five-year research project (2006-2010) devoted to uncovering and archiving the history of Performance Art in Wales from 1968 to 2008. What's Welsh for Performance? presents a case study on how an artistic field is formed within a particular cultural, social and environment context; and how the ephemeral art of performance can be documented and archived.
www.performance-wales.org

[Postscript: A review has appeared on the Rwdls Nwdls blog]