X-Factor runner-up Rhydian Roberts pipped a galaxy of other Welsh stars to the post in a five-day contest to become the ‘face of Cardiff’. The poll, held at the Queens Arcade shopping centre, included names like Gareth David-Lloyd, Joe Calzaghe and Katherine Jenkins.

Roberts has now become the subject of a unique photo-mosaic project which makes the Queens Arcade customers the foundation of the art itself. “From a distance the picture will be a striking brand new image of Rhydian,” explains the centre’s Lucy Thomas. “Then, as you look closer at the portrait, you will 

see the image is made up of thousands of photos of our customers.”

Centre manager Mark Nott adds: “We are delighted at the number of people who voted and then the fantastic support we received from people coming to the centre to be photographed for the mosaic. We had around 3,000 people in front of the cameras and the mosaic contains over 15,000 images.”

The photo-mosaic is also online where customers can look for, and download, their own photos.

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