From the edition of 5. The Moon and a Smile exhibition at the Glynn Vivian museum was based on the contempoary responses of nine photographers to a period in the...
The Moon and a Smile exhibition at the Glynn Vivian museum was based on the contempoary responses of nine photographers to a period in the 1840s and 1850s, when Swansea was at the centre of early experiments in photography worldwide. In particular, the Dillwyn family circle was prolific in the development of photography, especially Mary Dillwyn and John Dillwyn Llewellyn.
Commissioned by Glynn Vivian, the nine international artists created new work for the exhibition, alongside a display of 19th century photography.