Shadowing (WT)

Shadowing departs from the ways in which the Neukölln housing estate, where Hughes lives, is represented through media and public discourse. The project examines the gap between the architectural reality of the site and the narratives projected onto it. Conceived as an audiovisual shadow play, the work weaves together archival material, spatial sound, video, found footage and reinterpreted architectural elements. Through a carefully arranged interplay of sculpture, light, sound and image Hughes investigates how imagination, desire, surveillance, discipline and violence shape society’s perception of urban architectures.

 

Bethan Hughes is a Berlin-based artist and researcher whose installations combine audiovisual elements with sculpture, text and print. She investigates how biological matter is transformed through industry, technology and commerce. Her works have been exhibited at Flutgraben Project Space, Berlin, and Künstlerhaus Sootbörn, Hamburg, among others.

James Richards’ often unsettling moving-image pieces assemble intimate home movies, archival material, television signals and richly layered soundtracks. His work explores how technology, identity and lived experience shape states of desire, fixation and emotional intensity. Richards represented Wales at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017 and received the Preis der Nationalgalerie in 2024.

Forecast is dedicated to facilitating, mentoring and promoting creative practices and artistic practitioners. As part of its international mentorship programme, Forecast selects mentors from various disciplines who offer participants their expertise in specifying and realising their project ideas. Previous mentors include architect Tatiana Bilbao, musician Holly Herndon, choreographer Florentina Holzinger, curator Koyo Kouoh and artist Emeka Ogboh, among others. Forecast has been taking place annually since 2015, with its public formats Forum and Festival.