Main Gallery
6th September – 4th October
The Active Image: Political Ecologies & Photographic Agency
This exhibition, put together by Sustainable Darkroom and the Folk House Darkroom explores social, colonial, and ecological issues that span the globe.
Artists acknowledge the toxicity of traditional photographic chemistries and how these link to wider social and ecological issues. As such, works have been created using experimental chemistries mixed from plants growing in the contaminated landscapes that they image. Pigments are mixed from cochineal insects, that sit at the centre of landscapes contoured and recontoured by settler-colonialism.
Create’s gallery space is available to hire for events and exhibitions. The large, open plan space measures approximately 12 x 8 metres and has a flexible arrangement of partitions, allowing the choice of a large open area or more discrete zones.
Email create.reception@bristol.gov.uk for details or come in and speak to the team.
Cafe Gallery
1st July to 27th September
Oil paintings by Tristram Tyler
Tristram is a Bristol artist specialising in painting, He has a studio at Mivart Artists in Easton and has exhibited in solo and group shows in various locations in the UK and abroad.
“I paint what might be described as abstracted landscapes, many of which are based on images of real places, photographed in the past by myself. Many of the paintings are worked over repeatedly, new elements accruing as existing features are submerged, until a particular formal balance is reached. They end up as hybrids of memory and forgetfulness, following their own cryptic internal logic, much like ourselves.”
Regular Activity
Clay at Create has now finished for summer, but new workshops will be announced soon for autumn.
‘The UK discards nearly a million tonnes of textiles every year ‘ (WRAP)
This exploration of some of the aspects of textile sustainability consists of two parts. Firstly the CREATE Centre hosts a permanent exhibition of information about textile sustainability, including advice, explanations, and facts and figures. This exhibition is open during CREATE opening hours. The second part is the practical activity days that take place on most Wednesdays from mid morning to mid afternoon. Here the exhibition is extended to include examples of domestic items made from fabrics that would otherwise have been sent to landfill. In addition, such items as cushions, tea cosies, table mats and many other items are being made on the spot, with the intention of encouraging visitors to start or continue their own work. At all the times the exhibition and practical activities are open, free small fabric pieces are usually available so that visitors can take them to incorporate in their own projects.
FABRICation is run by Mike Timmins, who is experienced in decorative textiles as well as textile science and technology.
Transformabin
As part of Bristol’s 2015 Green Capital celebrations, 14 unique community inspired projects were commissioned for each of it’s Neighbourhood Partnerships. Mufti Games with Baggator Young People’s Project successfully pitched to Ashley, Lawrence Hill and Easton Partnership to create a fun project highlighting issues relating to household waste, fly-tipping, and recycling in the local area.
From this the Transformabin was created; a communal bin converted into a playable games station. The simple labyrinth style game highlights the effects that waste has on our city, combining fun and imagination with a positive envorimental message.
The Transformbin is a permanent fixture at Create and can be found in our gallery,
Monday to Friday, 9-5pm.