two monuments for wales:
the first on the outskrits of the coal-mining-town: merthyr tydfil. now dismantled and left alone, nothing much left to remind you of its past. the latter right on the border to its beloved neighbour england, something between a national animal and a fence
merthyr junction, merthyr tydfil
was there a mining past to merthyr? tell me about it. remind me where i am coming from. tell me story. tell me tale. how black was my valley?
the roundabout is around what merthyr was about. mining. a sloped exvacation ±10 meters deep. matte black minerals. absorbing light and curiosity. reflecting heritage and memory
monmouth, border to england
…you see that?
do i see what, darling?
them strange red pins comin’ down that hill there…
i see ‘em, darling, i see ‘em…
ya what are these …think we have to stop?
no, darling, certailnly not.
maybe we’re getting into wales soon…
…see, i’ve told you: wales, and no need t…
…wales, wales, i am not asking you about wales! what is that thing?
to me… i don’t know… maybe some kind of a fence…
… a fence? a fence for what?
well, having said th..
… a fence. how ridicoulous is that,…
later that drive
…you see that?
do i see what, darling?
…you blind? that enormous red thing comin’ out of the woods there, that reptile, that dra…
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23 to 37 red painted timber pins, drilled concrete foundation, light machinery only one m50/a40 traverse, glassfiber, prefabricated, concrete foundation