{"id":88126,"date":"2025-03-06T15:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=88126"},"modified":"2025-03-07T16:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T16:42:49","slug":"people-change-move-grow-but-they-always-leave-a-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/people-change-move-grow-but-they-always-leave-a-mark","title":{"rendered":"Bringing a city to life, one portrait at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For the first time, an exhibition capturing the people of St Davids is on display in Cardiff. What does it mean to preserve a community through portraits, and can a project like this ever be complete?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0178-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visitors explore&nbsp;City of Portraits&nbsp;at the Pierhead Gallery in Cardiff, featuring portraits of the people of St Davids.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When artist\u00a0Grahame Hurd-Wood\u2019s fianc\u00e9e\u00a0Debbie Best\u00a0fell ill, they spoke about his portraits and the people he had painted. He had been painting the people of St Davids, Britain\u2019s smallest city, but did not know where the project would lead. As her condition worsened, she urged him to continue. Before she passed away, she made him swear,\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t stop. No matter what happens, keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, Hurd-Wood had already been painting portraits of St Davids residents for several years. What began as a simple way to document the people around him grew into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcardiff.com\/events\/city-of-portraits\/\">City of Portraits<\/a>, a project capturing the town\u2019s changing community before it moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt kept me going. It was about having that contact with people,\u201d Hurd-Wood says. \u201cThe paintings were no longer just about preservation. They became a way to hold onto the connections I had.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than a decade later, City of Portraits has\u00a0grown\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0staggering\u00a0collection\u00a0of over 1000 faces of the residents, visitors, old friends, and strangers, who sat for him.\u00a0Hurd-Wood\u00a0never set out to create\u00a0an\u00a0archive,\u00a0but\u00a0his\u00a0project\u00a0has\u00a0become exactly that, a living portrait of\u00a0Britain\u2019s\u00a0smallest\u00a0city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the project is centered around St Davids, it is not just about one place. \u201cYou could use St Davids as a name, but it\u2019s about people,\u201d he says. \u201cI listen to their stories. It could be anywhere.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00592-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former St Davids residents in Cardiff search for familiar faces in the portrait collection of their hometown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurd-Wood originally had no plans to show the project in Cardiff. He hoped to display it in St Davids, but finding a venue was difficult. Eventually, Eluned Morgan, a Welsh government minister, helped him arrange a space at the Pierhead Gallery, bringing the project to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stepping into the exhibition, visitors are met with walls&nbsp;filled with&nbsp;face, each&nbsp;one&nbsp;displayed at a distance to other,&nbsp;yet together forming something larger. The uniform size&nbsp;of the&nbsp;canvases gives&nbsp;the&nbsp;collection&nbsp;a sense of cohesion, but within each frame, an&nbsp;individual&nbsp;story awaits to&nbsp;be&nbsp;discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People respond to the&nbsp;exhibition in different ways.&nbsp;Some&nbsp;come&nbsp;looking&nbsp;for familiar faces,&nbsp;seeking out friends, family&nbsp;members, or even their own portraits.&nbsp;Others&nbsp;stumble&nbsp;upon&nbsp;it&nbsp;by&nbsp;chance and find themselves unexpectedly&nbsp;moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One visitor, Griet Vancoetsem, from Antwerp, Belgium, does not plan to visit the exhibition. \u201cWe were just sightseeing in Cardiff and saw this,\u201d she says. \u201cIt feels like stepping into a community, even though I don\u2019t know these people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll these people, they are so clear as individuals, and every single portrait is very strong on its own, but together, it brings a lot of unity. The collection connects all these people, and it\u2019s all about the community,\u201d Vancoetsem says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00615-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A mosaic of faces from St Davids, painted over a decade, fills the walls of the Pierhead Gallery in Cardiff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the many faces, one portrait stands out to Yuxi Huang from China: a woman gazing downward, lost in thought. \u201cIt looks like she\u2019s reflecting on something important,\u201d Huang says. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about what someone looks like, it\u2019s about how they feel.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some visitors come to the exhibition after reading&nbsp;about&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Rose&nbsp;Martinez,&nbsp;a former&nbsp;art&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;history teacher from&nbsp;London, learned about City of Portraits&nbsp;in&nbsp;The&nbsp;Guardian&nbsp;and&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;visit while&nbsp;in Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&nbsp;have the afternoon to&nbsp;myself before&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;a friend,&nbsp;so&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;a lovely opportunity,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It sounds&nbsp;like&nbsp;such&nbsp;a&nbsp;fascinating&nbsp;project,&nbsp;documenting everyone around you in&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;place.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is struck by the uniform size of the portraits. \u201cIt\u2019s a very obvious project, but I don\u2019t think it has been done before,\u201d Martinez says. \u201cThe way they are displayed feels minimalist, like Donald Judd\u2019s work.\u201d When asked if she would take part in a similar project, she smiles. \u201cI\u2019d love to. But actually, I\u2019d love to be the artist.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/IMG_0177-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rows of painted faces line the gallery walls, a visual record of St Davids\u2019 people brought to Cardiff for the first time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Hurd-Wood, these reactions has become not just a collection of faces, but a reflection of a community\u2019s identity. He has spent more than a decade painting the people of St Davids, yet each portrait remains deeply personal. Some are completed in less than an hour, others take far longer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe longest portrait took 11 hours, while the shortest was finished in 40 minutes,\u201d he says. \u201cIt depends on the emphasis of the piece and how I\u2019m feeling at the time. Some days everything flows easily, while other days require more effort. It\u2019s the same with anything we do in life.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1448\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"88549\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1024x1448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1024x1448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-770x1089.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-293x414.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1400x1980.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1448\" data-id=\"88549\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1024x1448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1024x1448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-770x1089.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-293x414.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer-1400x1980.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/Orange-Black-Modern-Event-Schedule-Rundown-Flyer.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no system for choosing his sitters. Some volunteer, others are invited.&nbsp;\u201cIf I see people in the street and I haven\u2019t painted them, I just say, \u2018Come on, come and sit for me,\u2019 and they do,\u201d&nbsp;he says.&nbsp;\u201cThe more people come in, the more others want to take part.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience of painting so many people has changed him. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s brought me out of myself a bit,\u201d he says. \u201cIn a way, it has made me feel more at ease, happier with myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike his earlier landscape work, City of Portraits is built around direct engagement with people. \u201cThis project isn\u2019t solitary because I\u2019m working with people,\u201d he says. \u201cIt has given me a deeper understanding of that connection.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/03\/DSC00619-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artist Grahame Hurd-Wood has spent more than a decade painting, capturing the living community of St Davids.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this process, he has also gained a quiet sense of confidence. \u201cIt has helped me understand who I am and develop a quiet and gentle confidence without any excessive ego,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after more than 1000 portraits, he does not see an end to the project. New faces appear, others leave, and some return. The town is always changing, but the portraits remain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t assume there will be a point of completion, because I want to keep going. When I get back home, I\u2019ll prepare a few more canvases. I just keep doing this. I absolutely love it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time,\u00a0City of Portraits\u00a0is on display in Cardiff. 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