A Stillness in the Grain
A collection of poems and hand-developed black and white photographs—quiet moments taken from beneath the surface of Cardiff. Nothing polished. Nothing curated for likes. Just fragments. Some barely held together.
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Art of FACELESS Announces the Release of A Stillness in the Grain by Awen Null
Cardiff, Wales — Art of FACELESS (AOF) is proud to announce the publication of A Stillness in the Grain, a poetry–photography collection by Welsh writer and artist Awen Null. The book is now available in digital and paperback formats.
A Stillness in the Grain brings together a series of raw, unvarnished poems paired with hand-developed black-and-white photographs taken in and around Cardiff. These images—captured on analogue film and processed by hand—reveal the quiet, often overlooked textures of the city. The collection is grounded in a refusal to curate life into something marketable: no performance, no gloss, no post-production veneer. Just fragments, presented as they were lived.
Artistic Context
Null created much of this work while living with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, a condition that shapes the rhythm of his days and, inevitably, the tone of his art. A Stillness in the Grain is not a memoir or an inspirational narrative. It is a record of persistence—creative, physical, and emotional—without sentimentality or spectacle.
The collection offers a form of documentary interiority: images developed in a small Cardiff kitchen, poems written in the aftermath of pain, memory, and changing ability. It is a book rooted in one city but resonant with universal themes of resilience, perception, and the stubborn act of making art in a culture that expects polish over truth.
A Statement from the Author
Null describes the release in plain terms:
“I wasn’t sure I’d publish this. Not because I didn’t believe in it, but because it felt close—too real, and not the kind of real that edits well. A Stillness in the Grain came from a body that doesn’t always cooperate and a life that isn’t always tidy. It isn’t a disability story. But I won’t pretend the condition didn’t shape every page. This isn’t a polished author launch. It’s me hitting ‘publish’ with a mixture of hope, fear, and a bit of defiance.”
Availability
A Stillness in the Grain is now available:
- Kindle Edition
Links and distribution details are hosted on the Art of FACELESS website.
About the Author
Awen Null is a Cardiff-based poet, photographer, and multimedia artist whose work explores resilience, urban memory, and the complexities of creative life with long-term illness. His practice spans analogue photography, glitch aesthetics, poetry, fiction and digital storytelling.
About Art of FACELESS
Art of FACELESS (AOF) is an independent multimedia publisher dedicated to experimental literature, analogue–digital hybridity, and accessible creative practice. AOF supports artists working across poetry, music, visual novels, zines, and alternative media, foregrounding authentic, unpolished voices.
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