#matt simmonds

Matt Simmonds, Sculptural Panel for a Chimneypiece, 2017,

Carved into Individual Panels from a Single Solid piece of Limestone,

(1995) Chicago Syndicate

straight up Matt Simmonds composing? that's what the credits say

its a wild ride even if im not a fan of the style in this case. Track 12. wild.

I spoke to Matt Simmonds, a student from Wales living in Falmouth, UK. He does not speak Welsh. 1. Do they teach Welsh as a compulsory language in schools?  Yeah it’s a compulsory language up until year 9 and then you can pick if you want to do it for GCSE, In most schools in Wales, there are Welsh streams which is a group of kids that have opted to learn all of the subjects in school in Welsh, Welsh is still their second language though as everyone in Wales speaks english too.

2. Have you ever wanted to learn Welsh? If Yes or No, why? I've never really been interested in learning Welsh as its a bit of a dying language and I've only known a couple of people who could speak it. I'm from South Wales which has a much smaller community of Welsh speakers than North Wales.

3. Do your parents/ grand parents speak Welsh? Both my mother’s and father’s family have lived in Wales for generations but the last relative to be fluent in Welsh was my great great Granddad who was a glass blower in Newport.