FAMILIES with four or five generations living locally are being sought to take part in a new project.

Chepstow Museum has teamed up with artist Julian Germain, for a project called Capturing Generations funded by the Arts Council of Wales.

Julian is looking for families in the Chepstow area where there are four or even five living generations to feature in portraits.

He said: "I am interested in family histories, in the various stages of life from birth to old age, and in the fascinating biological and social connections that pass from one generation to the next.

"Obviously, all of us have parents, grand parents, great grandparents and so on but there are very few families where four or five generations are actually still living.

"To meet and make portraits of these families is both touching and fascinating.

"The images seem to be about so much more than the fleeting moment the picture is made.

"They reflect the passage of time bringing together the past, present and future within the single image and they seem to me to ask questions about our enormous variety of social, cultural, historical and genetic histories."

Do you have a great grandparent or great great grandparent in your family? If you have a great grandparent of a great-great grandparent in your family and live in the Chepstow area, get in touch the museum on 01291 625981 or e-mail [email protected]">[email protected].