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MORNING SERIAL >>Animal wall mural Lockdown in Castle Arcade by Will Art project Hayward breathing

Below these circuit-breakers were the early-warning indicators. These are much broader and, as the name suggests, give new life decision-makers advanced warning if a spike is on the way. If multiple indicators start flagging up, it could trigger local lockdowns if they occurred in particular places, or perhaps a stopping of any further lifting of restrictions. into grand The early warning indicators are: Transmission/Incidence ■■ Number of confirmed Covid- 19 cases ■■ ZOE prevalence data (% of population with Covid-19) arcades ■■ NHS Direct/111 calls related to coronavirus ■■ NHS online activity related to Seven artists are helping to encourage shoppers back coronavirus ■■ NHS primary care consulta- into historic shopping arcades in a new campaign tions related to coronavirus (phone and face-to-face) called The Art and Soul of . Reem Ahmed reports ■■ NHS Community nursing vis- its related to coronavirus ardiff’s arcades are a treas- far been unveiled as part of this year’s Mortality ured asset of the city, boasting City of Arcades campaign called The ■■ Total number of Covid-19 Cmore than 150 years of Welsh Art and Soul of Cardiff, which is run deaths retail history housed within beautiful by Bid For Cardiff. PPE Victorian and Edwardian architec- Visitors will be greeted by an eclec- >>Musical sculpture in ■■ Level of PPE supplies: total ture. tic range of artworks – including a brate the pleth- Duke Street Arcade variety of ■■ PPE stocks for individual But despite their much-loved sta- 21-foot-long suspended angel, wire ora of sports Car- fun and items including: disposable tus, in the past 12 months the arcades figures balancing on tightropes and diff is known for, such quirky charac- gloves, disposable plastic aprons, have suffered a devastating three- huge murals of ’s famous as football, cycling and ath- ters you might run disposable fluid-repellent cover- pronged blow – coronavirus restric- animal wall. letics. into whilst spending a day in the alls/gowns, surgical masks, fluid- tions, changing customer habits and, A collaboration between the Royal Made from upcycled wool, car- Welsh capital. resistant (Type IIR) surgical in some cases, difficulties with land- Welsh College of Music and Drama board, paper and coloured vinyl masks and filtering face piece lords. and FOR Cardiff, the project invited scraps, the bold and vibrant colour Castle Arcade – (FFP3) respirators. If you’ve taken a walk through seven alumni to create pieces of sus- palette is inspired by joy of the cheer- History them recently, you may have noticed pended art to celebrate Cardiff’s “dis- ing masses on the sidelines. PPE levels as an indicator are lots of empty premises as a result – tinct and vibrant culture”. For this artwork, creative Oliver Har- more nuanced than “above X especially in Castle Arcade and High The artwork for each arcade centres Wyndham Arcade – man drew inspiration from Cardiff items good” and “below X items Street Arcade. around a different theme relevant to Fruit and veg Castle, apt for the arcade – specifi- bad”. It also involved how quickly But thankfully a group of seven art- the capital - take a sneak peek below cally the famous animal wall that Wales was going through the ists have breathed new life into the before visiting them yourself. These playful food sculptures – made was created in the 1890s for the 3 rd stocks. For example, seven historic passageways to help busi- by Cadi Lane, a Cardiff-based illus- Marquess of Bute. million gloves would be seem nesses get back on their feet – just in Dominions Arcade – trator and maker, using wool, glue The animal wall was brought to like a large number. However if time for the lifting of nearly all coro- Sport and wadding, with the help of a tuft- life by architect , Wales is using one million pairs a navirus restrictions and the return of ing gun - are inspired by the food based on sketches by William Bur- week, it is a very low number people to the city centre. In the centre of the arcade, graphic stalls in . gess. compared to what is needed. The Seven pieces of hanging art have so silhouettes by Brad Caleb Lee cele- Their expressions represent the health experts consider the speed Duke Street Arcade of use, not just stock levels. – Music When we look back on the crisis, one of the most iconic Artist Gabrielle Moore sought to rep- scenes will be the Downing Street resent the organic flowing nature of press conferences. In a time of music and used the form of weeping streaming services, recording live willows for reference the many dif- TV and thousands of channels, ferent types of music that make up with the exception of live sport the sounds of Cardiff. there are very few occasions She has used translucent materi- when the nation collectively als to explore patterns and reflec- stands still to watch something. tions that can be created on the dif- Downing Street press ferent surfaces in the arcade. conferences were different. Morgan Arcade – >>Lockdown Wales by Will Arts & Theatre Hayward £9.99 www.serenbooks.com/ Petros Kourtellaris used recycled productdisplay/lockdown-wales fabrics covered in beeswax to create ISBN 9781781726013 >>Fruit and vegetable an abstract ethereal figure suspend- sculptures in ed between the two arches of the Wyndham Arcade arcade, inspired by artefacts from CONTINUES TOMORROW Cardiff Museum.