Kyffin Williams paintings animated in immersive show at National Library of Wales

The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth has created an immersive experience that animates paintings by Sir Kyffin Williams and sets them to music, according to The Guardian. An immersive show surrounds visitors with projected images and sound rather than asking them to stand before a single picture on a wall.

Williams, who died in 2006, was known for capturing Welsh landscapes. He applied thick paint with a palette knife, a flat metal blade, rather than a brush.

His connection to the library runs deep. The library bought an oil painting of Cadair Idris, a mountain in Wales, from him in 1950 for £15. When he died, Williams left his estate to the library, which The Guardian describes as the largest holder of his work in the world. The collection includes 200 oil paintings, 300 original prints and more than 1,000 pieces on paper.

The show is bilingual and spread across three rooms. Singer Sir Bryn Terfel introduces Williams's story in the first room. The second room projects landscapes and seascapes onto the walls, floor and ceilings, accompanied by a Welsh chamber-folk string trio, a small group of string players. The third room contains an electronic version of a Williams self-portrait that visitors can touch.

Admission is free, but only 10 people can take part at a time.

Focal Studios were the main designers of the show. Morfudd Bevan is the art curator at the National Library of Wales.