William 'Islwyn' Thomas was a poet and Methodist minister who lived in Cwmfelinfach of the Sirhowy Valley until his death in 1878. He has been described as one of the greatest Welsh language poets of the 19th century. His best-known work, 'Y Storm' (The Storm) was written after the sudden death of his fiancee in 1853. Over 9000 lines long, the poem ruminates philosophically on the inseparable relationship between God and nature whilst grappling with existential questions around mourning, death and spirituality.

The following installation presents a series of large-scale works that intervene within the historic space of St Tudors Church, situated atop the mountain Mynyddislwyn, from which ‘Islwyn’ took his bardic name. This site specific installation connects two works within the landscape they were made, instigating a bridge to the spiritual nature of Islwyn’s poetry, producing a reflective, immersive and meditative space, where one can consider nature, landscape and mortality.