CAER HEDZ (2015) — Social Art Library

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Paul Evans & Jon Harrison

Jon Harrison at work in the on-site animation studio during the CAER Heritage Community dig, 2015. Photo credit: Paul Evans

CAER HEDZ is a film that documents cross-generational collective action at an Iron Age hill fort, in which participants occupied the same temporal and creative space, whilst giving voice to local narratives.

The Iron Age hillfort under archaeological investigation serves as a contemporary locus for community participation, representation and symbolism across time and space.

Elements were filmed in an on-site animation studio during the CAER Heritage community dig in summer 2015. The film features 'talking heads' modelled in clay by young people from local schools alongside students and professional archaeologists from Cardiff University.

Artists Paul Evans and Jon Harrison created CAER HEDZ with support from local cameraman Vivian Thomas.

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Paul Evans

I am a contemporary artist based at Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield. Since 2010 I have utilised a range of socially engaged and collaborative artistic strategies to explore our relationship with science, nature and heritage. Where possible I aim to work on projects that lead to definite social and/or environmental benefits. Awards include the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement Engage Award, 2014 and the Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community, 2017.

https://pkevans.wordpress.com/