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Multimedia Projects

RETREAT

A walking tour of ReTreat a 2017 installation located at HOME, Manchester Space One stage.  


In 2017, Josh was commissioned as an early careers artist as part of HOME MCR’s “radical” arts programme Project X. Josh would frequently get frustrated that there wasn’t a place for young professionals, specifically freelancers not attached to buildings, to go and chill out, not feeling pressured to buy a coffee or food. ReTreat was a relaxation bubble installation plonked on a large stage in an empty auditorium. ReTreat started with a thought, "I wonder if there is a shared relaxed experience that we all have been through in life despite our age, religion or culture"?  The answer, our time in the womb. ReTreat was inspired by our earliest time in the womb, not a care in the world. With lava lamp lighting, huge bean bags, soft carpet and a unique soundscape Retreat became a space to just be and relax. The exit…a slide that birthed you into the auditorium into the world!

US & OUR SOULS

What makes us...us?  Our souls are unique to us but what happens if part of our souls is captured + laid bare for all to see at different points around the building? In a world where we constantly capture ourselves on video, what defines us as us + them as digital?  Malandra Jacks is a theatre + creative company from North Manchester, they use theatre + digital arts to amplify community voice + tell stories. Emergency X Contact

CONTACTLESS

As humanity become increasingly reliant on technology our elderly become more and more isolated. Contactless follows a day in the life of Jackie, an eccentric 75 year old woman drowning in a world of technology.

A ROSE AMIDST THORNS

A blend of poetry and music to explore the experience of growing up and to highlight the internalised misogyny imposed on young women. Drawing upon lived experience, the poet sheds light on societal struggles of sexual assault and violence. Working with Contact and Reclaim, the Creative Protagonists created radical, artistic work that explores how art has been used as a form of protest throughout the ages.   

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    Arty Farty Highlights

    What do the arts mean to you? What are the arts for? Do you and your community need the arts or even want them?  Chloe Barlow and Josh Wilkinson, aka North Manchester theatre duo Malandra Jacks, will be posing such provocative questions for Festival in My House… And Yours – and they’re enlisting fellow artists and residents of Moston and Harpurhey to help them find some answers.

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    Arty Farty Full Film

    Arty Farty is both a celebration and a satire on all things arty – and an exploration of the challenges and barriers faced by working-class artists looking to build a career in the arts.  Arty Farty is of  Festival in My House… And Yours 2021, a series of micro-international festivals created and streamed from home by Greater Manchester artists. Supported and presented by Manchester International Festival.

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    Part of MCR City of literature's Festival of Libraries 2022

    Little Libraries

    Little Libraries is a five part live art installation celebrating the diverse voices of Greater Manchester. Residents of Oldham, Urmston, Prestwich, Heywood and city centre, Portico Library, take centre stage sharing their favourite books, stories & anecdotes via film & projection.

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    BLACKROD MINI CREATURES

    We were invited by The Octagon Theatre, Bolton to spend a week with 7-11 year olds from Blackrod, exploring digital theatre with the theme of nature 🍃

    The children took inspiration from the local forest to create stories about fairies, monsters and other worldly creatures that lived there. We used speakers and projectors to bring the stories to life for our end of week sharing! Thanks for having us, we had so much fun!

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