In an attempt to cut myself a bit of slack, I wasn’t planning another update until after the completion of the MA, but I was so excited to hand in my final written document yesterday (titled PubliCity) that I couldn’t quite stop myself from sharing these photos of the final bound document ready for submission. You can find the document in PDF form here but I was so pleased with the quality of the printing and binding that I thought I’d post a couple of photos. Just one thing left now; a presentation on the 15th of September and that’s it!
There are, as ever, a couple of other things going on in the next few weeks too. Firstly, I am returning to the Hulme History Society at the Zion Centre on the 8th of September as they have asked me back to revisit the use of I Remember boards in relation to members’ photographs of the Stretford Road area of Hulme. These will be old photos and will hopefully encourage a discussion of how the area has changed and how urban regeneration has affected it for the better (and sometimes the worse). Though I initially devised the boards for utilisation directly in the urban environment, I’m delighted that an alternative application has been suggested by users and I’m really looking forward to seeing how their use might be developed. I’m especially excited by the suggestion that they could be used with projected photographs as this feels like a very natural response to the initial intention of use of shadows in sunlight so I can’t wait to see how the evening goes. Additionally, I’m hopeful that more members will be able to participate as we had some difficulties last time due to reduced mobility. A method of using the boards inside would make the whole session much more accessible for some people.
On the 17th of September I will be running a crafts workshop for the Wythenshawe Regeneration Team at their Garden City Festival; the theme of the day is gardening so I plan to use the opportunity to ask participants to explore ideas of gardening as one of a series of devices for reclaiming city spaces. This will be primarily through the medium of glass painting as that’s what I’ve been brought on board to deliver, but I’ve also been asked to respond to the theme and that fits in quite nicely with some survey feedback I had many months ago that some residents felt community gardening led them to feel more positive about their area.
That’s all for now… Next updates will hopefully include photos from the upcoming workshops and a reflection on how the final presentation went. Who knows, I may even be able to report that I have passed!
On the 17th of September I will be running a crafts workshop for the Wythenshawe Regeneration Team at their Garden City Festival; the theme of the day is gardening so I plan to use the opportunity to ask participants to explore ideas of gardening as one of a series of devices for reclaiming city spaces. This will be primarily through the medium of glass painting as that’s what I’ve been brought on board to deliver, but I’ve also been asked to respond to the theme and that fits in quite nicely with some survey feedback I had many months ago that some residents felt community gardening led them to feel more positive about their area.
That’s all for now… Next updates will hopefully include photos from the upcoming workshops and a reflection on how the final presentation went. Who knows, I may even be able to report that I have passed!
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