Pass the Art

Before I go on, I’ve got to say that the venue itself – Saltaire – is one of our all time fave places, however.. I personally found the Peace exhibition (the randomised destination, drawn out of the hat) at Saltaire far from peaceful. Maybe that was the point. I had to exit as the scratchy screaming women video centrepiece installation of the exhibition far from peaceful, an audio assault that I couldn’t endure, but – I got the point. Fighting for what’s right isn’t always a bed of rose tinted spectacles and the some of the core messages triggered some harsh realities surrounding the cruelty and disparity within the word we live.

There were some oasis’ though. The crane origami – a symbol of peace was a nice moment, but I fairly quickly made my excuses and left.

After this though – we immersed ourselves in the stunning exhibition on the top floor of Saltaire…

We will sing

This was a stunning, breathtaking installation. It’s use of space – a massive attic space in the magnificent Saltaire mill – was masterful. We loved being immersed in the space with the sounds and objects that made up this piece. There were several parts to this exhibition and the interplay between them was at time a little random but all in all worked well as a single experience that we journey through. Light and dark, quite and loud, textures of soft and hard. Amusing, poignant, inventive.

More info : https://www.saltsmill.org.uk/