David Mayne (Project Yma/Here)

A across the beach at Aberavon, Port Talbot. Looking from left to right the sky starts clear and as we look across the cloud builds up significantly, darkening as we look right. The sand is firm and it looks like the tide has recently gone out - streaks of water run towards the tide. In the distance, whiter clouds can be seen, a promise of a brighter day lurks within. A solitary figure can be seen walking on the beach, no doubt enjoying the serenity of nature's bounty.

Dabbling with the non urban......Aberavon Beach, October 2023

a chimney standing in a moorland

a mostly hidden red shell of a car by grass, there's a ruined house in the background and bare hills behind that

a ruin in the middle of the frame, facing to the side. The bottom half of the image is grass and the top is grey flat sky

bright blue skies with a ruined house in the middle and a tree behind it. The foreground is longish yellow-green grass

Trying not to wang on about this too much, but Changing Landscapes (my second zine) is available for £10 including (UK) postage. It contains many awesome ruins of houses, former industrial sites, abandoned vehicles... it's even got some sheep.

#Photography

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Looks French to me.

Coronation Street and Threads.

Ah.

Poster in a cartoon panel style for workshops for Rhondda Drawn and Read. Colourful panels are behind white thought bubbles, exclamations and speech bubbles.

Join us and get creative!

Rhondda Drawn and Read

Comics workshop!

This Saturday 26th July
12-4pm

😁Family fun up the Workers😁

www.workersgallery.co.uk

#comics #Rhondda

But at least you did it!

I’ll bet it was! Never been to the Fringe (in any capacity) but my oldest son went and he said it was, well, interesting. He lives in Edinburgh but he said he won’t be doing it again.

That must’ve been great to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe.

A view down a street in deep winter shadow. Hanging between two buildings hangs a tired looking set of Christmas lights. Sunlight picks out the odd window and shop front.

Newport, Wales - 'Yma/Here' (47)
An ambiguous and extensive examination of the urban topography of South Wales and the West of England from 2016 to 2018.
If you'd like a copy of 'Yma/Here' there might be 1 copy left in stock here (£17.99 delivered UK) www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...

Awwwww.

There is that! I repost stuff though…..😀

Hi folks, happy to say these are now with me. If you'd like to buy one they're £10 including UK second class postage. If you're not in the UK get in touch via my site to let me know where you are and I'll work it out for you. All details and how to pay:

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If anyone would like my first zine, Transporter, I thought they were sold out then found some in our product box from when we do our little pop up shop, and of those there's maybe 5, so it's not worth putting them back online but I do have some and they're £8 so just get in touch.

Episode 081 - Ruptures, healing and reclamation with Pauline Mayers Podcast Episode · The Earth Sea Love Podcast · 13/07/2025 · 1h 15m

The interview I did for the Earth Sea Love Podcast with Dr. Sheree Mack is now live!

I had a really good time talking about my walking journey. And the feedback so far has been amazing! To have a listen click on the link below, it’s also on all podcast platforms.

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Zippo engagement for the most part - I’m lucky to get into double figures in terms of engagement. On the plus side it’s not as mental as twitter…..

Photobook -Photography of Wales & West England | workersgallery ‘Yma/Here’ Volume 1 ’Photobook by David Mayne ‘Yma/Here’ is a wide ranging series of photos looking at the towns & cities of South Wales and the West of England.' 'This work is an ambiguous and wide r...

The link is somewhat broken, so here's an unbroken one (there's only one left) - www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...

Framed by the outline of a vacant and shuttered shop, there stands a man with a push chair in the right hand side of the frame, looking left towards two people approaching him. One is on a mobility scooter whilst the other walks. They're slightly indistinct due to a low shutter speed which gives the impression that they are moving at speed. The man who they are approaching is stock still, frozen in time.

A dreary view towards what was once the Co-op and subsequently what was once Wilko. A road snakes up the middle of the frame towards said empty shop. A row of cars is picked out by the fact and miserable light. On the right of the frame stands a typically bland block of flats, whilst on the left there is the indoor market, which itself is closed now.

A quiet side street, more flat dreary light and just visible in a door way on the left someone is smoking a cigarette whilst blowing on their phone - maybe an employee from the nearby pub having a break from all the day drinkers.

Bridgend, Wales - 'Yma/Here' (44-46)
An ambiguous and extensive examination of the urban topography of South Wales and the West of England from 2016 to 2018.
If you'd like a copy of 'Yma/Here' there might be 1 copy left in stock here (£17.99 delivered UK) -
www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...

YouTube video by Master Wood Chip Woodland sculpture in the rain

Here is a short video of one of the sculptures I was working on in the woods as part of my artist residency.
It was a wet day!

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Got my to mixed up with my too.

Just finished it. Slow-mo blinking is just weird. Felt like they’d run out of ideas and the ending was part Fleetwood Mac sing-a-long and part trying to hard too circle the circle.

I thought they be more likely to eat the crayons!

They can write????

I sincerely believe we have it all of us to build a fair society where the base line means everyone has what they need to live dignified and fulfilling lives. There's more than enough money to make that happen but strangely most of that money is the hands of a tiny minority & they don't give a shit

Alt Text: Mid blue, white and bright yellow poster for the Meet and Make Friends for those living with dementia and their family friends and carers. Two speech bubbles at the top contain the group's title & cartoon style drawings of heads and various creative activities. Two more speech bubbles below have the dates. Below that is the venue dates.

The dates have been announced for the next meet ups for the Meet & Make Friends for those living with #dementia & their family, friends and carers.

The Friends of the Workers #Gallery (FOWG) are working with other volunteers & those living with dementia to bring together fun creative sessions.

Looking more like a documentary every day…..

All that’s missing is one of those circular windows…..

Often reminded of ‘not all disabilities are visible’ - you shouldn’t have to deal with these situations and certainly, no one should be putting you in them.

I don’t think other people get to define what disability means for others. Obviously that doesn’t stop them but, not to put too fine a point on it, fuck ‘em.

From an elevated position, looking down into a partially flooded car park. The standing water acts like a mirror and reflects an overcast sky. In the foreground there are metal posts whilst in the background there is an expanse of parked cars and some lampposts.

Bargoed, Wales - 'Yma/Here' (43)
An ambiguous and extensive examination of the urban topography of South Wales and the West of England from 2016 to 2018.

If you'd like a copy of 'Yma/Here' there might be 1 copy left in stock here (£17.99 delivered UK) -
www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...

Ah, did I show it before? I forgot!