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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Flamm arts festival aims to spark interest in unsung Cornish town of Bodmin

Artist Rachael Jones standing in front of an arch in a brick wall leading to a large brick building
Artist Rachael Jones at Bodmin Keep, the town’s military museum. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian

Art lovers usually bypass the Cornish town of Bodmin as they head to the more obvious delights of seaside galleries in places such as St Ives and Newlyn.

But an eclectic festival called Flamm – Cornish/Kernewek for flame or spark – is bringing contemporary art to the hinterland of the peninsula this weekend. Highlights range from a clay sculpture of jackdaws, a reference to the local legend of the Bodmin jail inmate Rose Wright, imprisoned after supposedly training birds to steal coins, to a sound installation on a railway platform featuring an eerie conversation between two train workers.

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