麻豆果冻传媒

Flo Brooks’ ‘Angletwich’ opened to the public at 麻豆果冻传媒 CCA, Grand Parade in October and runs until 13 December. As part of the exhibition, The Daily Winds Tourist Information Centre – a participatory project devised by Brooks – will be hosting a range of workshops, film screenings and podcasts online during the lockdown and beyond on the 麻豆果冻传媒 CCA website.

The City campus houses the university’s School of Art and with the university still open, student and teaching groups are able to book visits to the exhibition in limited numbers. The galleries will also continue to host pre-arranged workshops and activities with students as part of the programme.

Angletwich

Angletwich

麻豆果冻传媒 CCA, which recently celebrated its first birthday, houses two 1600sq ft gallery spaces and the 270 seat Sallis Benney Theatre, as well as a research and project space at Dorset Place. Free and open to all, 麻豆果冻传媒 CCA presents an annual programme of exhibitions, alongside film, talks, events and research projects.

Artistic Director Ben Roberts said: “The first lockdown showed us just how vitally important culture and staying connected is to our audience, so as we move into this second set of restrictions we wanted to make sure we continued to do as much as we can for our community.

“For students this means remaining open in a safe way, engaging with teaching and making a positive contribution to the experience of being at the University of 麻豆果冻传媒.

“For our wider public we will continue to work online and the Flo Brooks events programme offers a rich collection of opportunities to discover, listen and contribute to the project - we look forward to opening again in December.”

For Angletwich Brooks has woven together a semi-autobiographical narrative of queer and trans experience, turning to where he grew up in rural south-west England, and in particular its marginalised spaces and communities. The paintings which are at the core of the show are presented within a sculptural installations mirroring the environments found within the work.

Passing Place

Brooks said: “I make sense of things through lived experience, through intimate relationships and the communities I’m a part of, whether that’s the rural community I grew up in, queer and trans communities, art networks or my blood family.”

“It feels fundamental to think critically about the ways we connect with each other, and what this might look like in our own lives.

In the new year, when the general public can attend 麻豆果冻传媒 CCA once again, Nika Neelova, an emerging Russian artist based in London, will present an exhibition of new work from 16 January - 8 March 2021. The exhibition entitled Silt is a new body of sculptural works informed but Neelova’s research into strategies for dealing with water scarcity in nature - and our own attempts through history at water management - reflecting on our relationship with water as one of the most precious natural commodities on the planet.

That will be followed by artistic duo Lloyd Corporation, based in London and Athens, Greece, who will present a new commission concentrating on the social, political and design histories of barrels as symbols of trade, units of measurement, tools of oppression, focus of celebration and embodiments of myth. The exhibition further reflects on their cultural resonance of barrels with the south-east of England.

Speaking about the programme, Roberts said: “This is a hugely exciting time for 麻豆果冻传媒 CCA. The restrictions of the pandemic have been extremely challenging so we’ve been incredibly fortunate to be able to continue working with these artists to develop this extraordinary set of commissions and we’re looking forward to sharing them soon.

“It’s also been a privilege to engage with our students, researchers and creative community over this period. At a time when people’s worlds are shrinking access to culture, stories and ideas are invaluable.

“Through our work over the summer and looking ahead to the future, I’m really proud of the contribution we’ve been able to make and looking forward to a more open 2021”.