Ruth Jones has now approached Equilibre Horse Theatre to create a collaborative piece of work in Oswestry in October. Jane Lloyd Francis will be working with another rider to create an equine display utilising the symbolism of the black and white horse, research for this project has explored the mythological association of the black horse with the people of old Celtic Britain and the white horse with the arrival of the Anglo-Saxon peoples. Through the interaction of the two horses, the performance will focus on the exchange of energy that occurs when two cultures meet, collide and are altered as a result.

Ruth works in a number of different mediums including installation, public art projects and digital media. Through her practice, she aims to create physical and / or psychological spaces in which the possibility of an experience of liminality can occur for the visitor or participant. The work often employs ritual patterns to access the liminal realm revealing the enormous potential for 'becoming' that this space offers.

Recent work has focused on the three-way relationship between humans, animals and the land, particularly in South Wales, where she now lives. The work draws on magico-mythological readings of the land as well as conceptualisations of land and rural places in anthropology and cultural geography. In the last few years, many of the projects she has been involved with make use of public spaces and pay attention to the specificity of place.

Ruth jones was invited by Holly McClaren to make a new public artwork for Bordering Art, an art / geography project taking place in and around Oswestry in October 2006 (see www.borderingart.org.uk). The town has a strong historical relationship with horses through agriculture, racing and through its location on the London to Holyhead mail coach route.

The project is also planning to conduct a workshop open to people in and around the Oswestry area in which participants will work with body movement in conjunction with a horse. It is hoped that this will take place at Carreg y Big Equestrian Centre. We hope to involve the participants of the workshop in the event at the Racecourse.