Symbols of Presence Exhibition - Christopher Jarratt & Highfield Adventure Playground
8th September 2021 - 25th September 2021Location: Yorkshire Artspace, Persistence Works Gallery, Sheffield
Site Gallery presents Symbols of Presence, a new exhibition by Christopher Jarratt developed in collaboration with young people from Highfield Adventure Playground.
Join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition on Wednesday 8 September from 6-7pm, or pre-book your tickets via Site Gallery HERE - www.sitegallery.org
Open from 8-25 September at Yorkshire Artspace
21 Brown Street, Sheffield, S1 2BS – next door to Site Gallery
Thursday-Saturday, 12pm-5pm
The exhibition is a collection of film, photography and sculpture that sit together to provide a space for reflection and daydreaming.
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.
Through a series of workshops, the young people experimented with different collage techniques and diffused coloured pigments in water.
By panning over the work with a macro lens we created a film that transforms these small compositions into imaginary worlds.
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.
- Contexts: Arts in health , Community , Project , Public art , Socially Engaged
- Artforms: Film & video , Installation , Performance , Sculpture , Sound