Some great artistic finds recently in Manchester. The first is an installation called Kindle by
Nicola Dale in associated with
Untitled Gallery* situated in the stunning
John Rylands Library on Deansgate. The work consists of thousands of beautiful handmade candles made from the pages of unwanted books that are placed throughout the Old Map Room.
I also visited
Sights from the other City which showcases loads of work from the Chapel Street area of Salford through open studios. I loved the work at
Hot Bed Press including the
20:20 Print Exchange and being able to wander around the studio space at
Cow Lane Studios.
The 20:20 Print Exchange at Hot Bed Press
* Speaking of Untitled Gallery, a footnote is perhaps required to digress and mention a great project I took part in during the Summer called The Reading. It was a writing residency that ran alongside the current exhibition
Re-covering which consisted of around 70 writers/artists that contributed to a story, each carrying on from the previous chapter, examining writing as a performative practice. The gallery is in a really unique space; situated in the basement of the Friends' Meeting House on Bootle Street which is a listed buiding dating from 1828 and well worth a visit.
The Reading residency
Re-covering Exhiition
