This new film work follows the ‘Acoustic Fingerprints’ project around chapels in the Teifi valley. The work records the activities undertaken during the visits, as well as the journeys made to the various chapels and takes snapshots of these buildings in their current state. The main camera examines the spaces using formal filming techniques, slow zooms and pans, looking at how light enters, reflects and highlights the details. The sadness associated with the apparent loss of relevance of this tradition to new generations, and the difficulties in maintaining historic buildings faced by dwindling congregations, is countered by the beautiful architecture, craftsmanship and meticulous maintenance evinced therein, making apparent the importance of these buildings within the community past and present.


“God is in the detail”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe


So far there is a short film for each site visited. The next stage of this film work is the development of soundtracks for each of the individual chapels. I am very keen to include some historical information and personal stories of the buildings and would very much like to hear from any individuals willing to be interviewed regarding any of chapels in the Teifi Valley. The chapels visited so far are:

Tabernacle (Aberteifi), Bethania (Aberteifi), Capel Mair (Aberteifi), Hen Gapel (Llechryd), Tabernacle (Llechryd), Trewen (Cwm Cou), Bethel (Velindre), Capel Y Graig (Llandyssul), Clos-Y-Graig (Drefelin), Capel Saron, Capel Y Groes (Llanwnen), Capel Alltyblaca, Capel Llwynrhydowen, Capel Cenarth, Gwernllwyn (Penrhiwllan), New Mill, Bryn Salem (Poppit), Capel Soan (Poppit), St John’s Mission (Abercych), Noddfa (Llambed), Pen Y Bont (Llandyssul), Blaenwaun (Llandudoch), Bethsaida (Llandudoch)