Public Preview
Thursday 1st October
6:30pm - 9:30pm
A Sorry State.
The welfare state is failing those dependent on it. Decades of change, branded as renewal, have delivered further inequality and hardship. Simultaneously, those forced to contend with the broken system are vilified, tarnished as scroungers. A Sorry State pushes back against unfounded allegations, centring the endurance of those reliant on state support for survival.
Produced in collaboration with individuals with lived experience of disability, this work explores populist rhetorics through photography, installation, sculpture, and performance, examining their potential as new lateral ideas for socially progressive systems.
This project brings together testimonials of those who’ve experienced welfare in Wales today, listening, learning and translating their experiences into artwork. Throughout the exhibition, Ffotogallery will be introducing and re-working accessibility materials to make the gallery a more welcoming and inclusive place. During this time feedback is essential. We invite you to share your experiences with these new materials or suggest other ways in which your visit can be made more accessible.
A Sorry State is a project funded by the Welsh Arts Council, produced in collaboration with Menna Buss, Abby Poulson, GS Artists, 9to90 Creative Community, Oriel Sploj, Disability Arts Cymru and Ffotogallery.
About the Artist:
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Born in 1996 Jack Moyse is based in Swansea, Wales, and has an MA in photography from Plymouth College of Art. He holds a position at Teesside University, lecturing and leading their MA in Photography.
His practice focuses on the lived disabled experience, providing insight into and exposure for those marginalised in the UK, and the oppressive systems they encounter. Moyse has exhibited at BayArt and Ffotogallery in Cardiff, Mission Gallery in Swansea, Belfast Exposed and most recently at Peckham 24.
Oriel Sploj
Unit 2 Bank Ln
Machynlleth
SY20 8EL
Opening Hours:
Wednesdays + Saturdays
10am - 2pm
Appointment by invite available: splojmach@gmail.com
Open until 29th October 2026