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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20210818
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20210920
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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/open-eye-gallery-sam-batley-one-
 day-at-a-time/
SUMMARY:Open Eye Gallery: Open Eye Gallery: Sam Batley: One Day at a Time
DESCRIPTION:A project that tells the story of life after addiction\, inform
 ed by people in recovery. The stories are told through documentary\, film\
 , photography\, art and poetry. Through this lens\, the project gives voic
 e to what it means to be in recovery\, how community brings us together an
 d how new interests and beliefs shape us and inform our values.\n\nThe pro
 ject is split into three parts\, beginning with the short film Three Bull
 -Mastiffs in a Corner Kitchen\, based on an autobiographical poem written 
 by Sam Batley a few months into recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. 
 The poem revisited Sam’s young adulthood and the themes that played heav
 ily in his formative years. During the lockdown of 2020\, Sam Batley and P
 aul Chambers\, the film’s director\, developed the poem into a screenpla
 y. They successfully crowdfunded to produce and enabled the team to shoot 
 the film in 16mm with cinematographer Owen Cant. The casting involved pe
 ople from the recovery community in Liverpool alongside professional actor
 s.\n\nDuring this filming\, a story began to unfold which ran parallel t
 o the narrative of the short film: the story of the men and women who acte
 d in Three Bull-Mastiffs in a Corner Kitchen while in recovery themselve
 s. Working closely with Damien John Kelly House\, a recovery living centre
  for men in Wavertree\, Liverpool\, the team decided to create One Day at
  a Time\, a documentary on life after addiction and what recovery means t
 o those who are in it.\n\nThe last part is a socially engaged project ‘O
 ne Day at a Time Boys’. Started by Sam in Damien John Kelly House that a
 llows residents to engage in photography\, art and creative writing. Throu
 ghout filming the documentary the lads have documented this process and ha
 ve amassed an impressive body of work. Alongside existing work documenting
  individuals’ recovery and growth. Through photography and other art for
 ms the lads have learnt to express themselves\, form new passions\, aid in
  the search for self\, transferable confidence and community. Most of all 
 it forms a part of the wider program at Damien John Kelly house\, one base
 d in willingness\, open mindedness and honesty.\n\nThis exhibition documen
 ts the production journey of Three Bull-Mastiffs in a Corner Kitchen and
  One Day At A Time through behind the scenes photography by Sam Batley\,
  Paul Chambers\, Jack Gibson\, Jamie Maxfield\, Matty Owen\, Wayne Goldie 
 and Craig Taylor.\n\nImage:\n\nThree Bull Mastiffs in a Corner Kitchen\, 2
 021 by Sam Batley
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LOCATION:Open Eye Gallery\, Mann Island\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool\
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