Socially Engaged Practices Today
Friday May 25th, 2012 by Gemma Thorpe ・ 2 Comments‘All artists are alike. They dream of doing something that’s more social, more collaborative and more real than art’ Dan Graham. This statement formed the introduction to the North East Photography Network’s Annual Symposium on Socially Engaged Practices which I attended last Friday. The Symposium was a challenging and stimulating day, with presentations from photographers, » Read On
父母在, 不远游, 游必有方. Do not travel far, without good reason.
Tuesday May 22nd, 2012 by Gemma Thorpe ・ No CommentsNina studying at Western Bank Library This afternoon I got an email from Nina, which I think is important to share (thanks Nina for agreeing!): ‘I suddenly think about one saying in Chinese today in the middle of writing my essay, “父母在，不远游，游必有方。” It is an old and traditional Chinese saying, from Confucius, means while your » Read On
Emerging Stories and Plans
Thursday May 17th, 2012 by David Forrest ・ No CommentsWe are assessing the material that has been collected so far, and reflecting on what needs to be done. As a result, we are begininning to see what an end-point for this project might represent. It is likely that 5 short narratives, compromising film, photography and recorded sound, will portray fragments from the lives of 5 » Read On
Sign
Monday May 14th, 2012 by David Forrest ・ No CommentsFrom Tesco on West Street, Sheffield. Thanks to Matt for the photograph.
From Cantonese to Mandarin: Mrs Fung and the changes in the Chinese community.
Monday May 14th, 2012 by Gemma Thorpe ・ 2 CommentsPhotos from the Fung family’s restaurant 東方 Orient Express. I was keen to meet with members of Sheffield’s established Chinese community, to hear their perspective on the changes in the city over the years. After eating in Orient Express with Linna Wei, I spoke to the owners and found out that this family restaurant is run » Read On
新东方 New Oriental, or Learning More About Cooking Than English
Wednesday May 9th, 2012 by Gemma Thorpe ・ No CommentsFurther to Dave’s previous post, I wanted to share some of the conversations I’ve had with participants. I am in the process of re-reading and analysing the initial interviews I conducted, and am pulling out themes which I will share in the coming days. In the meantime I wanted to share one quote that really » Read On
Useful Conversations
Thursday May 3rd, 2012 by David Forrest ・ 1 CommentI’ve had a number of influential discussions which have helped me to formulate ideas about the themes and areas of approach that I wish to pursue in the project. Richard Steadman-Jones, a colleague in the School of English at the University of Sheffield, has been collaborating with academics and artists on the Writing in the Home and » Read On
展览 ： The Exhibition
Thursday May 3rd, 2012 by Gemma Thorpe ・ No CommentsWe’re excited to announce our exhibition of work from the Youzi Project. Thursday 19th July 2012 -Talk with Gemma, David, and participants from the project, 3-5pm. Preview evening 5-7pm Friday 20th July 2012 – Open to the public, 9am – 5pm. Venue: Jessops West Exhibition Space, The University of Sheffield. Click here for map. “游子”项目展览时间： » Read On
Context
Thursday May 3rd, 2012 by David Forrest ・ No CommentsHere, we collate some of the images that capture the processes of our work on the project: Sharing notes from an interview. Trialling the website. Negatives. Work schedule. Photographing Yuan Shuai. Home cooked food with Linna Wei. Viewing the exhibition space. Contents of Gemma’s bag. Interview notes Tea with Douglas and Qingqing » Read On
‘Be Not Forgetful To Entertain Strangers’
Thursday May 3rd, 2012 by Gemma Thorpe ・ No CommentsUncle Douglas holds a picture of one of the first students to live with him, Rosemary, and her son, sent from Beijing. 97 year old Douglas Higgins has been offering a homestay for Chinese students for the past 12 years, since his wife Eileen passed away. Douglas has had an incredibly colourful life; during the » Read On