TALENTED Flintshire students have once again entered an art festival with their interpretations of identity.

Year 8 students from St Richard Gwyn used their photography skills to interpret this year’s TypeTrail word: ‘Identity’.

Dressing up in clothing and colours that would signify who they are and where they come from, glimpses of rugby and football shirts, scarves, handmade dragon masks, green and red outfits and national flags can all be seen.

The aim was to portray themselves as emerging from the shadows, with their identities revealed by the glowing lights of the letters that spell out the word ‘Hiraeth’.

A school spokesman said: “‘Hiraeth’ is a Welsh word that is difficult to translate into English as there isn’t one single word that expresses all that it means.

“It is used by Welsh people to describe their admiration and pride for the beauty of their land, or a nostalgia for their country, or how it is romanticised and depicted in mythological stories from long ago.

“The students used lightpainting techniques to conjure the intangible meaning of the word and define in the darkness of the studio, the shapes and forms resulting from their own movements and actions.”

This artwork will be on display in Kells, Meath in Ireland during the Kells TypeTrail, which launches on August 12.

The TypeTrail is a large-scale collaborative festival celebrating typography as a modern art form. The trail uses the streets of Kells as a canvas and features indoor and outdoor art installations, which form a walking trail around the town.

The school spokesman added: “Kells is famous for being the home of the Book of Kells, an illuminated book of gospels created by Columban monks in the 6th century and considered one of the finest examples of decorative typography of Christian scripture that exists today.

“Photos and updates from the event will be available to view on SRG twitter.”