What do you think Manchester has to offer as a cultural city?
From my two brief visits Manchester seems to be a buzzing hub of young, proactivity as far as the arts are concerned. I've been impressed with the supportive community spirit that enables young artists and curators, and self starter art groups to organise their own shows in fantastic and unexpected spaces across the city.
Have you noticed any particular themes in visual aesthetics that are common within Manchester based artists?
Perhaps the use of found materials and objects in sculpture and installation.
What was your initial reaction to the space?
I was excited by the slick interior of the Karen Millen store- I loved the displacement of the works in such a polished retail environment, and the reflective surfaces were great!
Was it interesting working with an unconventional exhibition space? Do you find that it inspires the artists to push their creativity to produce a more original form of artworks than within an original gallery format?
Yes seeing how the artists reacted and delt with problems that working in a "non-art" space was very interesting, and it seemed a challenge for them. Also the way in which they responded to each others work as it developed in the space, they might have found inspiration there, and in having to scour the inner city shopping district for supplies seemed to have incited a lot of feeling in some- not always positive!
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