social interventions, conversations + workshops
 

How do our conversations change and transform within different social constellations?

A series of live ‘social sculptures’ and social interventions playfully interact with the gallery space. Sculptural groupings of chairs arranged in different geometric layouts, are drawn out on colourful geometric floor drawings. The ‘constellations’ encourage a live audience to engage in different types of conversations within a range of different colourful social groupings, while engaging in activities of collective making.

The light-hearted sculptures aim to stimulate dialogue, social curiosity and connection, countering post pandemic isolation and anxieties.

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These sculptures were part of a collaborative creation of physical interventions and workshops for ‘Structures of Community’ Symposium 2023 on socially engaged practice.

Individuals were invited into a workshop and conversation environment, to reflect on ideas of ‘creative sustenance’ and to imagine and construct the ‘support structures’ artists within the local creative community needed, after the Pandemic.

Alongside conversations, individuals engaged in a collective making activity, resulting in a woven fabric piece, threaded with thoughts and records of conversations, reflections and wishes, collated throughout the day.

Credits:
Social Circles – Brighton Socially Engaged Artist Peer Group
Resolve Collective ‘Summerhouse’ Installation

Brighton CCA, University of Brighton