Artist Christopher Jarratt has lived in Sharrow since 2014 and has collaborated on projects with Sharrow Community Forum and Highfield Adventure Playground since 2016. Symbols of Presence is the first exhibition that they have made together.
Symbols of Presence is a collage of animation, photography and sculpture that sit together to provide a space for reflection and daydreaming. In the first workshop, the young people tore card by hand and applied it to an imaginary landscape. By panning over the work with a macro lens, these small compositions become tracking shots into imaginary worlds.
The central element is a circular balance beam sculpture that is inspired by the Daoist practice of walking in circles as an act of meditation. Audiences are invited to walk on the beam as a grounding exercise within the exhibition.
The accompanying audio features the young people experimenting with contact microphones and Tibetan singing bowls recorded in a workshop with sound healer Muna Mcadie to create an ambient and ethereal soundscape.
Special thank you to all the young people involved in this project: Rahan, Danyal, Asim, Habib, Maia, Lovae, Ammara, Mohammed, Imaeya, and Fallon.
Open Thursday–Saturday, 12–5pm.
Workshops:
Sound healing workshop with Muna Mcadie, 18 September
Artist activation workshop with Natalie Finnemore, 25 September
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