Saturday 24 May 2025
11:00 am - 1:15 pm
Welsh Pasts; South Asian Heritage
11:00am – 11:45am
Panelists: Nikhil Chopra, Adeela Suleman and Daniel Trivedy.
Moderator: Katy Freer, Exhibitions Officer at Glynn Vivian and Co-Curator of Tigers & Dragons
This Panel revolves around the colonial interactions between the Indian Subcontinent and Wales.
Goa-based Chopra and Karachiite Suleman and Swansea-based Trivedy address the Welsh angle on Empire and its interaction with the Indian Subcontinent. Topics featured will be Powis Castle in Welshpool (relevant to both Suleman and Trivedy’s works in the show), Richard Glynn Vivian (who will feature in Chopra’s performance) and the industrial connections between India and Wales. The ‘Tiger of India’ will guide the discussion.
Lunch break: 11:45am – 12:30pm
There will be a 45-minute break for lunch. The second panel discussion will begin at 12:30pm.
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Panel Discussion: Signs & Symbols
12:30pm – 13:15pm
Panelists: Iwan Bala, Peter Finnemore and Bushra Waqas Khan.
Moderator: Dr Zehra Jumabhoy, Lecturer in the History of Art (University of Bristol) and Co-Curator of Tigers & Dragons
Bala was a member of the seminal Beca group of artists, formed by brothers Peter and Paul Davies in the 1970s to champion Welsh identity. On this panel, he will join forces with Peter Finnemore from Wales and Lahore-based Khan, whose artworks (tiny fairytale dresses, such as Blodeuwedd, 2025) reference Welsh mythology and identity politics. As they discuss equivalences between South Asia and Wales, the symbol of the Red Dragon steers the conversation.
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Telephone: 01792 516900
Email: glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk
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