uKUNST//Location of Hope Publication (Beyond)
Locations of Hope Publication (uKUNST and YVAN collaboration).
The phrase ‘Locations of Hope’ was coined by Michael Mayhew (The Food Library) as a suggested theme at our August Beyond session following on from July's far-right, anti-immigration protests and riots here in the UK.
During the meet there was warm interest in an artists printed publication collating the ideas and experience of the creatives in attendance as a response to the protests and so YVAN, agreed to co-produce this in collaboration with the interdisciplinary studio, uKUNST Creative Production.
The publication theme explores places and spaces for hope, inspiration and aspiration. It considers food (as something that we share) and that brings us together, self-sufficiency and perhaps DIY including grow your own.
The physical edition is released at our in person Beyond session on Wednesday 04 December at The Old Lifeboat Station in Bridlington which is a new creative space with food at its heart, here in Yorkshire. View the digital version of the publication below.
More about BEYOND artist social and its facilitator:
Beyond The Mainstream is YVAN's bi-monthly online artist social gathering, led by multi-disciplined artist Michael Barnes-Wynters.
Having recently relocated his studio to The Old Lifeboat Station on Bridlington's South beach, Michael is a multi-disciplined taste maker, audio visual artist, mentorist, mischief maker and instigator. Originating from Bristol of Jamaican parentage, his long-term artist collaborations broadcast at the intersections of immersive experiential film installations and provocative durational action performances. He is a passionate ambidextrous user of analogue and digital technologies which he employs to explore his childhood sensory experiences.
Being a cultural connector and enabler, working with people from all walks of life and abilities is at the heart of Michael's activities. He continues to use socially engaged, performance and participatory-based strategies to make work that explores historical narratives and omissions, especially from his African diaspora, working class communities and migrant experiences in the UK.