BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10433@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250322T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250322T110000 DTSTAMP:20250227T161737Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-ddfi40-rage-reactor/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Bluecoat: DDFI40: Rage Reactor DESCRIPTION:‘Rage Reactor’ sees artist Zack Mennell working with their archive of NHS and DWP letters in (para)site\, working more with the estra nged archive of collective family photos. The performance will entangle po etic explorations of personal childhood trauma with the trauma that the ci vil nuclear industry enacts on the land - considering lineage and generati onal cycles of trauma. Asking broad questions such as: What does this leav e us with? Where does this leave us? Where can we go from here? The inst allation will be altered after each activation. Audiences are invited to  move around the installation\, stay a while\, leave and return free ly during the installation and activations.  \nAccess: BSL interpretat ion and Audio Description will be provided at this event. \n\nAge Guidanc e: 16+ Contains nudity and adult themes \n\nCost: FREE Though you can make a donation to support our work here if you would like to.\n\nBooking info: While the installation will be open to visit during Bluecoat openin g hours\, there will be 3 performative activations during this commissione d piece installation. Booking va eventbrite for these is essential.\n\nPle ase book a ticket for one of the following times:\n\n Sat 22nd Mar:1:30pm -2:30pm\n Sun 23rd Mar: 12.00pm-1.00pm\n Sun 23rd Mar: 2:30pm- 3:30pm\n\ nFollow this link or click booking link button above to get your tickets.\ n\n \;\n\nAbout Zack Mennell\n\nzackmennell (b. 1994\, UK) is an emerg ing self-taught artist whose lived experiences shape their multidisciplina ry practice. Using performance\, photography\, and writing\, they explore queerness and neurodivergence in relation to presence and visibility. Thei r photographic work is strictly analogue\, employing 35mm film to document performance and live events.\n\nIn 2022\, zack was commissioned to create their first solo work as part of Tidechangers\, a development programme f or early career artists by Totally Thames/The Thames Festival Trust. They frequently collaborate with performance artist MarO'Brienrien\, integratin g care with artistic co-performance and photographic documentation. Their partnership has led to performances at notable institutions and festivals across the UK and Europe\, including Whitechapel Gallery\, SPILL Festival (2016)\, and ICA London (2021).\n\nThey are a member of the Bethlem Artist Collective\, Liberty Advisory Group\, The Other MA (TOMA) 24/25 cohort an d a studio holder at Triangle LGBTQ+ Cultural Centre. They were part of th e 2021 cohort of "The Sunday Skool for Misfits\, Experimenters and Dissent ers" at VSSL studio.\n\n \;\nAbout DDFI40:\nDaDaFest International ret urns 8th-31st March 2025 to celebrate DaDa's 40th Anniversary and this tim e we are coming with ‘RAGE: A Quiet Riot’.\nDDFI40 will showcase work by disabled artists that captures all shapes and sides of rage. From the i nternal quiet frustrations and righteous rage\, to overt injustice and act ivism\, DDFI40 will explore disability rights\, disability arts\, access\, ableism and ‘Rage’ in an explosion of creativity. CATEGORIES:Performance LOCATION:Bluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United K ingdom GEO:53.404542;-2.984173 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=School Lane\, Liverpool\, L 1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bluecoat:geo :53.404542,-2.984173 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR