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Plas Glyn y Weddw

Symposiwm Coed / Coexist Symposium

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Saturday, September 14 · 10am – 4pm

Free event. Full programme details and registration via Eventbrite here

Celebrating woodland and ecosystems through a variety of voices

Artists Junko Mori and John Egan, who live and work on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, have initiated an ambitious three-phased project titled Coed / Coexist. The essence of the project draws our attention to trees and woodland (‘Coed’ translating as trees in Welsh), seeking out wider connections, desires and reliance on these ecosystems while connecting community, creativity and environmental stewardship. The whole project aspires to celebrate the local area and the communities based in Pen Llŷn.

Working with Wales’ oldest art gallery, Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, on the coast in Llanbedrog, the artists have instigated Phase 1 to present a day long symposium on Saturday 14 September 2024.

The symposium acts as a catalyst, bringing together cultural, scientific and local narratives to share and celebrate individual interest and knowledge. The event is intended to ignite ideas for the future stages of the project, comprising an ambitious collaborative approach to showcase new creative work and include public and community engagement in and around Plas Glyn-y-Weddw in 2026.

Utilising solely fallen or felled trees from the peninsula and Winllan woods at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Coed / Coexist will invite proposals from creative people to make new work to inspire and give a platform to the craftsmanship and ingenuity of local creatives and thinkers.

The symposium will be facilitated by television and radio presenter Daloni Metcalfe Owen with talks and contributions by; Coed / Coexist project initiators and lead artists, Junko Mori & John Egan; grassland farmer and landowner, Dafydd Wynne Finch; Plantlife Charity’s, Lichen and Bryophyte Specialist, David Lamacraft and Nature Connection Officer, Cassie Crocker; artists, David Nash, Manon Awst, Deanne Doddigton Mizen and landscape designer, Dan Bristow.

Coed / Coexist Symposium Outline

Format of the day and speakers

  • 8-9am Woodland Walk with Gwyn Jones, Director and Iwan Hughes, Assistant Director followed by breakfast.
  • 10-10:15am Welcome and introductions with Daloni Metcalfe Owen
  • 10:15-10:25am Gwenan Griffith from Ecoamgueddfa. Sponsors of the event.
  • 10:25-11:10am Junko Mori and John Egan introduce the project and their work
  • 11:10-11:30am Dafydd Wynne Finch, grassland farmer and landowner will discuss his passion for increasing diversity.
  • 11:30-11:40am Break
  • 11:40am-12:10pm David Lamacraft and Cassie Crocker, Nature Connections Officer from the charity, Plantlife, will focus on the importance of Lichens and lower wood species and the role of Plantlife.
  • 12:10-12:30pm Morning sessions Q&A
  • 2:30-2:50pm Artist Manon Awst will share her creative research on local peatlands, which she is currently pursuing as part of her Future Wales Fellowship.
  • 2:50-3:10pm Landscape Designer, Dan Bristow will talk about an element of each of the two parts that create a garden: landscaping and planting.
  • 3:10-3:20pm Lea Connelly, Biodiversity Officer, Gwynedd Council
  • 3:20-3:40pm Afternoon sessions Q&A
  • 3:40-4pm Round up with Daloni, John and Junko.

This will be live streamed (talks only).

Artist David Nash has made a contribution to the day’s event via film which will be presented throughout the day.

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