ONE of Somerset's most historic landmarks has made an appearance in the newest season of a popular TV series.
Wells Cathedral features in series three of TV show Alex Rider - a FreeVee series based on books first written by Anthony Horowitz.
The new series featuring the Somerset cathedral was released on Friday, April 5.
In the episode, Wells Cathedral is disguised thanks to the projection of a piece of stunning artwork, in order to depict the building as an art museum in Malta.
The man behind the striking art is Matthew Evans, a contemporary artist who works through the medium of painting, collage and digital media, and goes by the pseudonym SnowSkull.
Matthew, from Cardiff, was on set to see his artwork projected onto Wells Cathedral when filming took place on February 14, 2023.
Several of his works were also showcased as an exhibition inside the building, where more filming went ahead.
“I just had a really nice time on set, met lots of local people and had some nice chats," Matthew said.
He was first approached by the production designer Tim Nickel and his Bristol-based team 'The 345' before the filming in July 2022, and spent months going back and forth via email to discuss ideas for the scene.
Matthew said himself and the production designer are both from the Cardiff area, and have always admired each other's work.
“The director on set said that he loved my work," he said.
“I was so happy to hear those words.”
Upon receiving a request from the production team for 25 artworks, Matthew continued to power through his project, entitled 'NoMansLand', which he felt would be perfect for the series.
For the project, of which the final products featured inside Wells Cathedral for the Alex Rider filming, Matthew deconstructed some of his previous paintings and fed them through AI software to be reconstructed in the format of digital artwork.
The stunning pieces were then displayed as large 3D shapes, and lit from within.
“It’s incredible to see the work on that scale," Matthew said.
“A lot of it is about the conceptual side of the artwork - a lot of it is about mechanism and thoughts.
“I’ve been doing this for almost twelve years now, but this is probably the biggest thing I’ve done to date.”
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