Abi Haywood
Abi Haywood – BA/BFA
My practice consists mainly of ceramic sculpture and sound. 'The Môr the Merrier’ is an evolving radio play Inspired by Dylan Thomas's 1954 play ‘Undermilk Wood’, in which an omnipotent narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and inner thoughts of the townspeople in the village of 'Llaregub'.
My fictional village of 'Ffogob' is a sort of post-COVID, post-Airbnb Llaregub. I voice all the characters and make the foley myself. The two main characters, empty nesters Rhian & Gwen, sit having a glass of wine in the back garden overlooking the village, having a natter. There are vignettes of other characters, Stef the Speedo, The Undertaker and Ruth the Pub Landlady. I wanted to capture the way Welsh women in my life tell stories and the drama in their particularity of expression. Amidst the casual banter and gossip, there's a sense of the times changing rapidly.