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:9696@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240822T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240828T160000 DTSTAMP:20240821T122001Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/metquarter-the-threads-that-bind -us/ SUMMARY:: Metquarter: The Threads That Bind Us DESCRIPTION:A group of young people from Tiber on Lodge Lane\, L8 neighbour hood\, have collaborated with photographers\, fashion stylists and designe rs to create an exhibition of style and fashion photography showcasing gar ments designed and made themselves\, styled with fashions from CRICKET.   The results will be shown when the group takeover a shop in the Metquart er with an exhibition titled The Threads that Bind Us from 12noon – 4p m each day between 22 August to 28 August.\n\nThe exhibition features port raits of Tiber young producers wearing their designs\, created with the su pport of fashion designer Andrew Ibi\, and includes reflections on their e xperiences of community\, what it is like to be a young person in 2024 and creating positive change.\n\nThere will also be documentary photography o f their journey on the project and a behind-the-scenes film\, as well an a udio commentary and preparatory work like moods boards and other inspirati on\, for the public to enjoy and be able to follow the full creative proce ss in making the clothing and images. Their work will now sit alongside th e Metquarter’s beautiful boutiques and iconic brands.\n\nTiber young pro ducers are a group of young producers\, artists and curators aged 13-18. O ver the last few months they have been able to learn from industry leaders and pioneering artists to inspire them as they explored creativity\, fash ion and style through their own designs and photography. This has been led by Stef Bradley\, Curator\, Learning at Tate Liverpool and producer and p hotographer Emma Case who have worked with the group throughout the projec t.\n\nThe young people made their fashion garments using upcycling techniq ues to create something fresh\, inspired by the sustainable fashion moveme nt. The group were given unparalleled access to Liverpool’s ultimate lux ury retailer\, CRICKET\, working with their stylist to select high fashion clothes to pair with their own creations for a photo shoot at Yeti Creati ve which they art directed.\n\nDuring the project the group worked with a number of industry professionals to learn new skills and gain inspiration. They examined the intersection between style and identity with stylist Mi thila Ramagavigan\; explored ways to rework garments with fashion designer Alena Kudera\; worked with Neil Keating to learn free flow drawing techni que in order to design and art direct their own photo shoot\; were inspire d to take their photography to new limits by award-winning photographer\, Benji Reid\; and powered up their creative writing with Mike Pinnington.\n \nTate Liverpool has been working with the Tiber Young Producers for more than 2 years and the group have previously created Future Forecast\, a ne wly commissioned audio-visual artwork about climate change\, in collaborat ion with Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey which was on display in the galle ry at the start of 2024. The group have also created a film and showcased it at a community event in the gallery\, which included a Q&\;A and a p erformance by Neo-Jazz Singer-Songwriter Ni Maxine and contributed to a nu mber of Late at Tate events. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2024/08/unnamed.png CATEGORIES:Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR