The work is popping up briefly between 26th November - 28 November. The launch will be happening Friday 26th November 6:30pm at the gallery.
There will be spoken word performances by some of the contributors who have created poems. These were developed through workshops delivered in partnership with The Word Association.
During October, four workshop sessions were held at the Henry Sandon Hall in Worcester. They provided people the opportunity to look at the tapestries and write creative responses to the work. You can find more details about these previous workshops here and even take part online yourself.
You are also welcome to join us with our workshop held at Stryx gallery on the 27th November. Those who take part, will be able submit their poems produced on the day into an Anthology. This is being published in February 2022.
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So come along to these pop up events! It's a great chance to come and see the work in person - I have been developing this work over the last two years.
They are pretty big tapestries hanging over a metre! Each portrait is based on men with tattoos who were found through Instagram.
The tapestries aim to explore notions of masculinity and contemporary behaviour in society.
Themes span from contemporary hero worship, body image, activism, sexuality, gender variation and history of identity.
The work exploreswhy we promote ourselves on social media and itsimpact. The pieces aim to celebrate and question how online sub-cultures have developed through hashtags to create online global communities.
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Each image has a different focus. For more information about each of the works please click the following link for more information:
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