Crossing The Sunken Village of Llys Helig

    Mist over the estuary of the river conwy sunlight peaks through the diffused clouds, showing the fertile fields of the now sunken village Llys helig.  

The Box or Road End

This is a poem about me. I went to my first Liverpool F.C game in 1987 and my first Widnes R.L.F.C game in 1983. So aged 3 and 7 them memories etch into your brain. A right of passage what ever you go onto. Know one can take your teams away from you. I was

A Short film of memories and dreams

I manged to get into my old junior school before it was knocked down. In the short film there is footage from the production we did of ‘Joseph and his amazing Technicolor dream coat’. Looking back this was a massive effort from the community. While musicals not been something im interested in this feet still

My Past, My future

Somethings are like red wine stains, they are difficult to remove with time get faint but will always last. You can add formulas to remove them. This is my formula! Cleaning mess of some guys trade. Right place wrong face. Scrap heap imprint stupidity, please give me some validity.   Closure of the grinding, mini

1975 Cine Film

I found this packet addressed to my Granddad‘s house in Hough Green, Widnes in the loft at my Mum and Dad’s, it contained a 16mm cine film. It did not look like it had ever been viewed, it is the perfect time capsule.  I’m not sure who is filming, I guess it is him but at one point he disappears into the dark

A poem about leaving. Last Call For Whitfield

3 1/2 hours on train in 25 degrees builds a certain momentum to leave. Add this with the deadline of a departing flight to catch. In the time on the train from Milazzo to Palermo the only entertainment was a rather large bee that was flying up and down the carriage. If i could have

Bueno, Millazzo

I went out to Sicily to photograph. While i was there I soon realised that must start film and using time-lapse to further my experience. This video was shot free hand. The poem was written while I was there. The sounds in the background are the tuna steaks we bought cooking on the Barbecue  The ambient sound is from the supermarket we went to

Selection for Welsh Artist of the Year 2013

THIS IMAGE WAS KINDLY TAKE FOR ME BY SEAN VICKERY A multi-headed @alanwhitfield80 engages viewers at Welsh Artist of the Year today #WAotY13 http://t.co/MKbQGg1pur (https://twitter.com/SeanVicary/status/343767453999964160 I was selected for Welsh Artist of the year 2013 which took place at St Davids Hall in Cardiff. Its my A5 video work

Alan in Sicily Day #7

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Alan in Sicily Day#6

Well yesterday day was about getting image and posters ready for the exhibition i have got 16 pil boxes a good effort for 1 week. I have 6 prints of Great Orme gun sight. I did a time lapse projection but i cant seem to upload it 😦 I did have good projecting this over

Alan in Sicily Day#5

Busy day yesterday above and below are pictures of where I will be putting on my exhibition on friday night of photos and projection This gallery in milazzo castle will take some beating. I went to the library its was very different to england it was almost like a museum I didn’t see the new

Alan in Sicily Day#4

  Hello I can highly recommend the tagliatelle alla  Bolognese if your passing this way. They pick de herb fresh off the tree. Claudio taught us how to say good food in masculine and feminine after 3 men helped us select desert. I like the fact they would not let you mix flavours. I had a really