coal

“Behind the Picket Lines” – A Pop-Up Community Exhibition

The inaugural presentation of “Beyond the Picket Lines” took place in Bridgend County, at Blaengarw Miners Hall, Maesteg Library, and Pyle Library. Each venue presented unique spatial challenges, from the […]

Immersive 360° Video Story – The Dr’s Tramroad

Welsh text below / Testun Cymraeg isod We are currently engaged in the production of 360° videos, transforming narratives tailored for a fully mobile audience into immersive experiences for individuals […]

School Visit to Last Voices of the Rhondda

We had a lovely day in Rhondda Heritage Park with the the children from Hafod Primary School that took part in the Last Voices of the Rhondda project. The children, […]

Heritage Workshops

An intergral part of the project, in addition to capturing the oral history and 3D portraits, is the the outreach with schools and youth groups. We worked with outreach officers […]

3D Portraits of Miners

Through out September, October and November, with the help of our partners, we contacted ex-miners and some miners’ wives, from the Rhondda valley area. Katherin Lewis, the outrach officer from […]

Industrial Visions:Bernd and Hilla Becher

Bernd and Hilla Becher: Industrial Visions, at the Museum of Wales’ main site in Cathays, Cardiff is an absolute treat and quite inspirational, for those interested in industrial heritage and […]

Idris Phillips’ Portrait at National Coal Mining Museum

A print of Idris Phillips’ 3-d portrait is featured at The National Coal Mining Museum‘s exhibition about African Caribbean miners contribution to coal mining in the U.K. . The National […]

R.I.P. – Owen Tucker – The Face of “The Coal Face”

Today was a sad day. Owen a friend and inspiration was buried in Six Bells. Owen was a miner, for 35 years. For his entire life he lived in the […]

Screening of “Black Gold” Edwardsville, Treharris

Vision Fountain and Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery had a very full screening of the HLF funded project “Merthyr’s Black Gold” today. We had the entire primary school of […]

Working with Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & The Heritage Lottery Fund

Vision Fountain have started a project about Merthyr’s Coal Heritage called “Merthyr’s Black Gold” with project partners Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and the Heritage Lottry fund. Four primary schools and two […]