How does it feel to be a contributor to this year’s Cardiff Contemporary Festival?
I’m really thrilled to be a part of the festival, having grown up in North Wales I’ve always felt passionately about exhibiting in Wales. For me Cardiff Contemporary brings a great quality and variety of work to Wales, and I’m proud to be a part of it.
Is fair to say you have an affinity with themes of voyage, discovery and history?
I’ve always been drawn to forgotten stories and historical quirks. The idea of the voyage does also tie into to my concerns as an artist. The main theme in my work is transformation, as a cultural phenomenon and as one which is psychological. I like to flit between time zones as a way to speak metaphorically about the transformation of the self.
Much of your work is full of technicolour and movement. What attracts you to this vibrant art form?
I’m interested in producing images which draw on symbolism. By using colour and vibrancy I can in effect create a symbolic clash which I think comes back to the point of transformation. In many ways I perhaps am trying to create work which is in the state of transformation, and so is neither settled on one thing or another.
As well as conveying a deep respect for history, there are also elements of futurism and even dystopia in some of your work?
To try to create a scenario where things have been made for the audience to experience things in a certain way does then lead to a assimilation of prophetic-ness.
Megan Broadmeadow: Let the Stars Be Set Upon the Board. Info: www.cardiffcontemporary.co.uk
words LUKE OWAIN BOULT