Storm Kitchen
A programme on the Mon & Brec exploring climate, colonialisation, food, land, slowness, deep time and radical futures
Rhaglen ar Gamlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog yn archwilio hinsawdd, gwladychu, bwyd, tir, arafwch, amser dwfn a dyfodol radical
Storm Kitchen Talks grew from Season 2 of Ahoi! What Grows Here? and extended on previous Hinterlands Cymru activity at Pontymoile Basin, setting sail along the length of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal during Autumn 2020.
Tyfodd sgyrsiau Storm Kitchen o ail dymor Ahoi! What Grows Here? ac roedd yn ehangu ar weithgarwch blaenorol Hinterlands Cymru ym Masn Pont-y-moel, gan hwylio ar hyd Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog yn ystod hydref 2020.
Repurposing a narrowboat as a roving larder market stall and conversation space, Storm Kitchen travelled slowly from Brecon to Pontypool across October 2020 guided by artists Owen Griffiths and Ella Gibbs, joined by an incredible group of speakers, activists and thinkers.
Gan ailbwrpasu cwch cul yn stondin farchnad bantri grwydrol ac yn ofod i sgwrsio, teithiodd Storm Kitchen yn araf o Aberhonddu i Bont-y-pŵl drwy Hydref 2020 dan arweiniad yr artistiaid Owen Griffiths ac Ella Gibbs, gyda grŵp anhygoel o siaradwyr, ymgyrchwyr a meddylwyr yn ymuno â nhw.
A weekly conversation series Storm Kitchen Talks discussed climate, colonialism, food, land, deep time and radical futures from the Mon & Brec. Every Wednesday evening in October 2020 we travelled north to south along the canal with invited guests, broadcasting on zoom. Storm Kitchen Talks were curated by Owen Griffiths, Stevie MacKinnon-Smith and Peak with technical development by Rosie Strickland. Three emerging writers working in Welsh were commissioned by Peak to respond creatively to the ideas explored in the talks. These texts – by Llinos Anwyl, Cerys Hafana, and Dylan Huw can be accessed here.
Roedd cyfres wythnosol o sgyrsiau Storm Kitchen yn trafod yr hinsawdd, gwladychiaeth, bwyd, tir, amser dwfn a dyfodol radical ar Gamlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog. Bob nos Fercher ym mis Hydref 2020, teithion ni o gyfeiriad y gogledd am y de ar hyd y gamlas gyda gwesteion gwadd, gan ddarlledu ar Zoom. Curadwyd sgyrsiau Storm Kitchen gan Owen Griffiths, Stevie MacKinnon-Smith a Peak gyda datblygiad technegol gan Rosie Strickland. Comisiynodd Peak dri egin-awdur sy’n gweithio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg i ymateb yn greadigol i’r syniadau a archwiliwyd yn y sgyrsiau. Mae modd gweld y testunau hyn – gan Llinos Anwyl, Cerys Hafana, a Dylan Huw – yma.
Storm Kitchen also hosted a series of connected community events celebrating slowness, biodiversity and natural wellbeing practices with groups such as Llangattock Community Woodland Group, The Green Minds Project, Growing Space and Talygarn Unit.
Cynhaliodd Storm Kitchen gyfres o ddigwyddiadau cymunedol cysylltiedig hefyd, yn dathlu arafwch, bioamrywiaeth, ac arferion llesiant naturiol gyda grwpiau fel Grŵp Coetir Cymunedol Llangatwg, Prosiect Green Minds, Growing Space ac Uned Talygarn.
Storm Kitchen Talk 1: Canals, Countryside & Colonialism
Wednesday 7th October, 5-6.30pm
Speakers: Historian & educator Abu-Bakr Madden Al-Shabazz; Professor of Postcolonial Literature, University of Leicester and founder Colonial Countryside project Dr. Corinne Fowler; poet Marvin Thompson.
With responses from Labour and Co-op Councillor & Climate Campaigner Sakina Sheikh.
Storm Kitchen Talk 2: Land, Water & Food Resilience
Wednesday 14th October, 5-6.30pm
Speakers: Founder of Granville Community Kitchen and Broadcaster, Dee Woods; Architect & author of Sitopia Carolyn Steel; Researcher in urban waterways Sergio Ruiz Cayuela.
With responses from Welsh Liberal Democrat County Councillor Jackie Charlton.
Storm Kitchen Talk 3: Deep Time, Restorative Justice and Radical Futures
Wednesday 21st October, 5-6.30pm
Speakers: Poet, Writer and Cultural Producer Muneera Pilgrim; Public Philosopher and author of The Good Ancestor Roman Krznaric.
With responses from Designer, Artist and Activist Rosie Strickland and Geologist & Geopark Development Officer for the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Alan Bowring.
reclaim the waterway 1-3, Sadia Pineda Hameed & Beau W Beakhouse, 2020
Historian Abu-Bakr Madden Al-Shabazz and artists Beau W Beakhouse and Sadia Pineda Hameed were in residence throughout Storm Kitchen Talks. Beau and Sadia’s residency culminated in a new 3-part film work reclaim the waterway. The film echoes the journey of Storm Kitchen along the Mon & Brec from North to South, juxtaposing footage of the journey with found footage, archival material and text. A chapter of reclaim the waterway was screened at the beginning of each Storm Kitchen talk. You can watch part 1 below and access the other works s on Peak’s vimeo channel.
Roedd yr hanesydd Abu-Bakr Madden Al-Shabazz a’r artistiaid Beau W Beakhouse a Sadia Pineda Hameed ar gyfnod preswyl drwy gydol sgyrsiau Storm Kitchen. Arweiniodd preswylfa Beau a Sadia at waith ffilm newydd tair rhan, sef reclaim the waterway. Mae’r ffilm yn adlais o daith y Storm Kitchen ar hyd Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog, gan gyfosod darnau ffilm o’r daith gyda darnau o ffilm a ganfuwyd, deunydd archifol a thestun. Dangoswyd pennod o reclaim the waterway ar ddechrau pob sgwrs Storm Kitchen. Gallwch wylio’r rhan gyntaf isod a gweld y gwaith arall ar sianel vimeo Peak.
When not hosting talks, Storm Kitchen acted as a market and larder boat on Fridays and Saturdays throughout October, hosted by artist Ella Gibbs. Ella provided restorative herbal tea to communities, as well as housing a selection of local produce and crafts from makers in the area \Pan nad oedd yn cynnal sgyrsiau, roedd y Storm Kitchen yn gweithredu fel cwch marchnad a phantri ar ddydd Gwener a Sadwrn drwy gydol mis Hydref, dan arweiniad yr artist Ella Gibbs. Roedd Ella’n gweini te llysieuol iachaol i gymunedau, ac yn cynnig detholiad o gynnyrch a chrefftau lleol gan wneuthurwyr yn yr ardal.
Storm Kitchen talks are part of a larger project ‘Hinterlands Cymru’, a partnership project between Peak and Canal & River Trust, part funded by Arts Council of Wales. Storm Kitchen talks were supported by Arts Council of Wales, Foyle Foundation, Arts and Business Cymru and Tampon Tax Community Fund \ Mae sgyrsiau Storm Kitchen yn rhan o brosiect ehangach ‘Hinterlands Cymru’, sef partneriaeth rhwng Peak a’r Ymddiriedolaeth Camlesi ac Afonydd sydd wedi’i ariannu’n rhannol gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Cefnogwyd sgyrsiau Storm Kitchen gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Sefydliad Foyle, Celfyddydau a Busnes Cymru, a Chronfa Gymunedol y Dreth ar Damponau.
