Exhibition Now Open!
After weeks of hard work (not to mention the 18 months of development), the Echoes From the Edge show is now open. Its been extremely rewarding to see everything come together and how audiences are reacting to what is a very different way of experiencing an exhibition. The show works as a tour through a series of rooms containing interactive artwork, with a continuous soundtrack using the voices of residents of Digbeth and Highgate. The group is led through the exhibition by these voices into a journey to discover the ‘hidden’ stories of the area, past, present and future. The show resembles a performance, yet there are no performers, a contemporary art exhibition, yet the work is very accessible, and a celebration of local history, yet there are layers of meaning to every exhibit. Last out of the first show was a seventy five year old woman!
Pub Installation detail
It has been great to see the show work so well for both arts audiences and people who wouldn’t normally go to a contemporary gallery, and engendering the discussions and storytelling we always wanted . If you would like to come to the show, please leave your details here or call us on 01217726160. Echoes from the Edge continues until 30th May, £4 entrance fee, free to community groups and residents of Highgate and Digbeth.
installation construction crew at work
Tags: digbeth, Echoes from the Edge, exhibition, Friction Arts