Rafael Pérez Evans Piles 10 Tonnes of Shattered Glass at Mostyn Cymru
Rafael Pérez Evans's installation 'Brown Noise' at Mostyn Cymru in Llandudno centers on a 10-tonne pile of shattered glass, exploring themes of social fracture and compassion. The work, on view from 11 July to 3 October 2026, includes chairs from NHS GP surgeries, pillars representing Dignitas users' files, and Ben E. King's 'Stand by Me' played with jarring brown noise. Visitors use stones as percussion tools. The artist, whose practice stems from family experience in southern Spain during agricultural erasure, collaborated with dramaturge Ezra Badou and co-hosted workshops for mad and disabled groups in Oxford. Pérez Evans draws parallels between glass fracture theory and social eruption, asking how to support those deemed most vulnerable.
Key facts
- Rafael Pérez Evans created 'Brown Noise' at Mostyn Cymru, Llandudno.
- The installation includes a 10-tonne pile of shattered glass.
- Chairs from NHS GP surgeries are installed as a reminder of smashed surgeries by psychiatric patients.
- Pillars represent files of Dignitas users.
- Ben E. King's 'Stand by Me' plays with brown noise overlaid.
- Visitors use stones as percussive tools following a guide.
- Pérez Evans worked with dramaturge Ezra Badou.
- Weekly workshops for self-defining mad and disabled groups were held in Oxford.
- Exhibition runs 11 July – 3 October 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Rafael Pérez Evans
- Ezra Badou
Institutions
- Mostyn Cymru
- NHS
- Dignitas
Locations
- Llandudno
- Wales
- Oxford
- Spain