Following on from the I Remember workshop about 6 weeks ago, there are one or two updates to make in relation to those projects. The photos from the session with the Hulme History Society went on display at the Zion Arts Centre in Hulme for a month from the 13th of June. This gave the participants the opportunity to see the photographs of their contributions. The members of the society reported that they felt a sense of achievement in viewing the work, commenting that although it was a small portfolio of images, the content was expansive. The group also enjoyed a new conversation about the area stimulated by the photographs and were able to share the discussion further with those who had been unable to participate on the day. Keen to continue the project, Hulme History Society has invited me back in September 2011 to conduct a second I Remember workshop using members' photographs of the area through various decades. This workshop will take a slightly different format and we plan to bring projection back into the session to view and interact with the photos. The main benefit of this new approach will not only be that we can visualise the past of the area but also that those with reduced mobility will be able to participate more directly and share their thoughts equally.
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On the 14th of July, a group of artists from Venture Arts (an organisation in Hulme which runs workshops for people with learning disabilities) participated in a similar session. Instead of focusing on memory however, the This Place Is workshop focused on a more current perspective of the same part of Hulme, which provided an interesting opportunity to compare the impressions of alternative community groups. The 7 members of the group agreed that they all had fun during the 2 hour session and that they enjoyed looking at the buildings and taking the pictures. Photographs from the session will soon be on display in the Holden Gallery Café at the Manchester School of Art.
In other news, I recently added a couple of additional projects to the site; Fancy a Pint and Where’s Good For You? These smaller ventures have yet to be realised on a larger scale but are still related to my on-going investigations in to interaction between strangers in cities.
Aside from potential additions relating to the above, the next major update is unlikely to materialise until mid-September/early October as I now have until the first of September to write up the details of practice and concept that have occurred since my last assessment. Upon completion, I will then have reached the end of the MA and the very clear start of a new chapter!
Aside from potential additions relating to the above, the next major update is unlikely to materialise until mid-September/early October as I now have until the first of September to write up the details of practice and concept that have occurred since my last assessment. Upon completion, I will then have reached the end of the MA and the very clear start of a new chapter!
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