Category: Art History
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Memory, place and the photographs of Brinksway
by Bob Gaunt This is the first of two blog posts in which Bob Gaunt reflects on how his research into Michael Danyliw’s photographs of Brinksway, Stockport has sparked new conversations, public events and renewed local interest in a lost working-class neighbourhood. In 2024 the Open Arts Journal published my essay about an extraordinary collection…
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The art of looking up: A social prescription.
Social prescribing might feel like a new initiative but its key principle of connecting individuals with what matters to them, offering moments of joy and respite from personal struggle, echoes ideas found in the writings of some of the earliest philosophers. On A111, an arts and humanities module I teach alongside the design module, U101,…
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An enticing subversion: contemporary art and ‘decolonising’ in Malaysia
‘Reframe and Resist: Decolonise Here and Now!’ is a new initiative that seeks to transform the visual arts sector by addressing legacies of colonisation and environmental crisis. Supported with a grant of £10,000 from the British Council under a scheme designed to foster cultural exchange in Southeast Asia, part of its funding programme Connections Through…