Location : Islington Mill, James Street, Salford M3 5HW
Start date : 14th October 2010
End date : 30th October 2010
OBJECT LESSONS
Creating New Works from an Archive
A Collaboration between Islington Mill and the Working Class Movement Library, Salford
Exhibition and Open Studio at Islington Mill, James St, Salford M3 5HW
Thursday October 14th until Saturday October 30th 2010
10-5 daily
This October the gallery at Islington Mill hosts an unlikely collection of ephemera from the Working Class Movement Library: paper napkins, games, household ceramics, badges, photographs, t-shirts, ties, tablecloths, coasters, calendars, clocks, ashtrays, album covers, chairs, books, pamphlets, scarves and a suitcase of souvenirs from the USSR. At first glance a disparate collection of objects, these everyday items are drawn together in an installation embodying daily life saturated and shaped by political endeavour.
Considering themes of politics, identity, the archive, and the obsessions of a collector, a group of artists will interpret and rework items within the collection. Shaping the gallery space as it evolves over the course of the exhibition, this new body of work reawakens the archive, connecting the items held within to current issues and identities.
The products of this process will be displayed at the WCML until February 2011, then donated to their archive as a contemplation on the resonance of the Library today.
Daily Badge Making
Class Struggle Gaming - Thursday 21st October, 12pm
Film Screening: Love On the Dole - Tuesday 26th October, 7pm
Archive Jukebox: Open Mic + Music from the WCML Vinyl Collection - Thursday 28th October, 7pm
Plus Irregular Happenings and Performances - www.islingtonmill.com