Everything Changes / Everything Stays the Same continues to develop as we add new elements to the exhibition.
These wonderful portraits of young people were created when Mohamed Hassan worked in primary schools in Newtown earlier in the year with Oriel Davies .
Everything Changes / Everything Stays the Same continues to develop as we add new elements to the exhibition.
These wonderful portraits of young people were created when Mohamed Hassan worked in primary schools in Newtown earlier in the year with Oriel Davies . The images represent some of the diversity and inclusivity that exists in Newtown today, but also the positive energy of young people and the potential they provide for the future.
The title for the exhibition comes from a statement by the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, who in 1849 wrote “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – the more things change, the more they stay the same. This statement suggests a passive approach, indicating that we either opt not to change, believing that our actions won’t make a difference, or we embrace change, understanding that without it, nothing will ever improve.I thought that the concept of Everything Changes / Everything Stays The Same was worth exploring in the context of the gallery being shut for improvements, only to reopen and look exactly the same.
