Present and Continuous (2016-19)

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Liz Wewiora

A publication insert from Present & Continuous, by Liz Wewiora & Many Hands Craft Collective. The title reads, ‘Setting the Scene’ alongside a series of black-and-white photographs of people and places in Ancoats.

A publication insert from Present & Continuous, by Liz Wewiora & Many Hands Craft Collective. The title reads, ‘Setting the Scene’ alongside a series of black-and-white photographs of people and places in Ancoats.

 

A photography project with an over-60s craft collective in Ancoats, Manchester - exploring ideas of community, ageing & regeneration.

Present and Continuous is the result of a 18-month collaborative project between myself and the Many Hands Craft Collective, an over-60s group based within Ancoats, Manchester. The project also formed part of my Masters by Research degree, exploring the role of photography as a socially engaged art.

Collectively with the group, we looked to analyse how this medium, arguably one of the most accessible forms of communication today, can be used as a way to co-author work between photographer and community. The project resulted in an exhibition at Manchester Craft and Design Centre and a publication, created in collaboration with designer Tommy Morrison.

I continue to work on collaborative projects with the group today, currently via remote postage & online engagement whilst we can't meet in person & I continue to learn so much from them

“We have learnt so much from the project - I look at everything in a different way with the camera now! Now I feel like a photographer and we did it as a group effort.”
— Elaine (Many Hands)
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Liz Wewiora

I am creative practitioner, curator-producer and educator. Regardless of which creative hat I am wearing, I actively seek out to instigate and produce collaborative projects that support and promote social change. Most of my work takes place outside of the gallery, working on short and long term residency projects, across health, social housing, justice, learning, heritage and environmental settings.

www.elizabeth-wewiora.com

ProjectContributorOlder people, Ageing, Craft, Photography, Collectivity