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‘The Meeting Place on the Plinth’, created by sculptor Richard Harris, is a distinctive curving structure which emanates from the south side of the building’s plinth. The 39 slate stones, which form the work, come from the same quarry, Cwt-y-Bugail, near Llan Ffestiniog, that supplied the slate used in and around the Senedd. Artist's comments: From my first thoughts for this commission it has been important to me that my work should form a relationship between people, the building and the wider context of the bay. The sculpture is constructed from the same slate used in and around the Senedd building; quarried from high up within a mountain near Ffestiniog. The stones are large and raw compared to those used in the building; sawn and gathered together, they create a delicate wing like structure that curves around the corner of the building.
Y cerflunydd Richard Harris a ddewiswyd i saernïo’r ‘Man Cyfarfod ar y Plinth’, sef strwythur unigryw sy’n estyn allan o ochr ddeheuol plinth y Senedd. Dewisodd yr artist 39 darn o lechfaen o chwarel Cwt-y-Bugail, ger Llan Ffestiniog i greu’r gwaith. Yr un chwarel a ddarparodd y llechi a ddefnyddiwyd tu mewn i’r Senedd ac o’i hamgylch.
Sylwadau’r Artist: Ers cychwyn y comisiwn, mae'r syniad bod y gwaith yn meithrin perthynas rhwng y bobl, yr adeilad a'r bae wedi bod yn bwysig i mi. Cafodd y cerflun ei greu o'r un llechen ag a ddefnyddiwyd y tu mewn a’r tu allan i adeilad y Senedd, ll echi a gafodd eu cloddio o'r mynyddoedd yn ardal Ffestiniog. Mae'r llechi yn fawr ac yn grai o’u cymharu â'r llechi a ddefnyddir yn yr adeilad. Fe’i llifiwyd a'u dwyn ynghyd i greu strwythur ysgafn ar ffurf adain sydd yn crymanu o amgylch cornel yr adeilad. Cafodd ochrau allanol y llechi eu gadael yn eu ffurf grai, ond mae ochrau'r llechi ar y tu mewn yn llyfn i greu gofod newydd a chlòs. Rwy’n mawr obeithio y bydd pobl yn mynd yno.
Title
Y Man Cyfarfod ar y Plinth / The Meeting Place on the Plinth
Date
2006
Medium
slate
Measurements
H 110 x W 400 x D 500 cm
Accession number
SC003
Acquisition method
commissioned
Work type
Sculpture