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Sweet Melancholy
an odyssey from Enlli to Hydra
trwy lanw, trai a chwedlau
Sweet Melancholy is a project intertwining film photography with the words of the artist Brenda Chamberlain in a visual exploration of Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island) and the Greek island Hydra.
Mae Sweet Melancholy yn brosiect sy’n cydblethu fy ffotograffiaeth ffilm gyda geiriau’r artist Brenda Chamberlain, mewn archwiliad gweledol o ynys Enlli ac ynys Hydra yng Ngwlad Groeg. Dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, rwyf wedi trochi fy hun yng ngwaith Brenda, ei chelf a’i llenyddiaeth, a thrwy wneud hynny, wedi darganfod yr edafedd sy’n cydblethu ein bywydau a’n llwybrau. Mae hyn wedi arwain at yr astudiaeth eang hon o fywyd ar ynys, celf, llenyddiaeth, chwedloniaeth a ffotograffiaeth.
‘Over the past year, I have immersed myself in Brenda’s work, both art and literature, and in doing so, have discovered the many threads that intertwine our lives and paths, leading to this broad study of island life, art, literature, mythology and photography.’
Elin Gruffydd is a film photographer from Pen Llŷn, north Wales. Her work explores nature, simple beauty, intimacy and femininity.
Rwy’n ffotograffydd ffilm o Ben Llŷn. Mae fy ngwaith yn archwilio byd natur, prydferthwch syml, agosatrwydd a benyweiddra. Rwy’n anelu i ddal eiliadau tawel mewn gofod breuddwydiol, trwy len shiraethus ffilm, wedi f’ysbrydoli gan y môr a’r mynyddoedd, a’r canol llonydd distaw rhwng y ddau.