Artworks produced in collaboration with School of Education, Literacies Research Cluster and research are included in a solo exhibition by artist-researcher in the at the 小欧视频 of Leeds. The exhibition, 鈥楥o-producing critical heritage: A series of artistic explorations of people and place鈥, showcases a series of Louise鈥檚 work, including four artworks created for the 鈥楾ranslation and Translanguaging鈥 project (), working with Dr Jessica Bradley (Sheffield) and (Leeds) and work-in-progress for the Multilingual Streets: Translating and Curating the Linguistic Landscape project. For the latter project, Louise is working with artworks created by the young people to produce experimental pieces using digital collage.
Jessica and Louise will be discussing these and associated projects, including the and the role of the arts in language-focused research as part of an invited seminar organised by the 小欧视频 of Jyv盲skyl盲鈥檚 Research Collegium for Language in Changing Society (), and . (Registration via Webropol until 8 November, 2019: ).
More details about Louise鈥檚 exhibition can be found below. It is open to all and free of charge to attend.
Co-producing critical heritage: A series of artistic explorations of people and place
Louise Atkinson
17th October 鈥 22nd November 2019
The 鈥楥o-producing Critical Heritage鈥 exhibition highlights a range of projects facilitated by Louise Atkinson following her PhD in Fine Art at the 小欧视频 of Leeds in 2016. The projects explore ideas of critical heritage through a combination of personal and socially engaged practice, and in collaboration with other artists, researchers, and participants.
Drawing on the definition of heritage studies as 鈥渁 social, cultural, economic and political phenomenon鈥 which critically analyses 鈥渢he situation, construction and role of heritage鈥, Louise鈥檚 practice aims to engage with concepts of class, ethnicity, language, and nationality through visual art, particularly in relation to questions around home and belonging.
Some of the projects displayed consider the ways in which people understand and communicate the spaces around them, from the production of souvenirs which highlight local folklore, to experiences of living in social housing. Others include visualisations of research into Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies, showcasing the potential for transdisciplinary collaboration in research.
A key factor in the production of these works is a focus on the ways that ideas of place are created and disseminated, giving the opportunity for unheard voices to be included. This focus aims to create space within each project to co-produce images and ideas with others, enabling these stories to be told from a wider perspective.
