Photos from the exhibition in the Lomabrd Method

MASH HER DIP, Family Brand, an installation,  2011

MASH HER DIP, Family Brand, an installation,  2011

MASH HER DIP, Family Brand, an installation,  2011

MASH HER DIP, Family Brand, an installation,  2011

MASH HER DIP, Family Brand, an installation,  2011

Christian Costa,   part of   photographic installation THE GANG OF FOUR MICHEL, GIORGIO, JACQUES, SLAVOJ, 2011

Christian Costa, the part of video installation SITE SPECIFIC CINEMA DIGBETH, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 2011

Christian Costa,   part of   photographic installation THE GANG OF FOUR MICHEL, GIORGIO, JACQUES, SLAVOJ, 2011

 Christian Costa,   part of   photographic installation THE GANG OF FOUR MICHEL, GIORGIO, JACQUES, SLAVOJ, 2011

 Kamila Szejnoch,  For what?,  film documentation of mural painting, 2011

Christian's Costa commision for the Post-Industrial Revolution

 Christian Cista, the part of video installation SITE SPECIFIC CINEMA: DIGBETH, AN AUTOBIOGRAPH, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

Christian’s artistic practice is focused on identities connected to places and perception of the genius loci.  For Post-Industrial Revolution he developed a site specific expanded cinema, which he describes as a medium capable of  joining cinema, television, video, video art, documentary and fiction.  Christian  has  created an installation in two parts,  consisting of film and found imagery reflective of his time here in Digbeth. He carefully selected images, often with political connotations (such as CCTV  cameras). 

 Christian Cista, the part of video installation SITE SPECIFIC CINEMA: DIGBETH, AN AUTOBIOGRAPH, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

 Christian Cista, the part of video installation  SITE SPECIFIC CINEMA: DIGBETH, AN AUTOBIOGRAPH, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

Christian Cista, a set of postcards for Birmingham, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

Christian Cista, a set of postcards for Birmingham, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

Artist  also produced the set of photographs for Birmingham which hilights 'uniportant' sites of the city.  He is interested in forgotten spaces such as the hidden river Rea, city graveyards (now utilized as parks), as well as derelict public houses of Digbeth. Showing this disused places brings them to attention again and rediscovers their forgotten haritage. 

Chris also placed some books in the gallery  by thinkers he is inpired by: Slavoj Zizek (First as tragedy, then as farce), Michel Foucault (Discipline and punish), Jacques Rancière (Hatred of Democracy) and by Giorgio Agamben. He created a cosy corner with a chair - as a place to read, to see the installation and to watch the film. Visitors are invited to read the books and to share their thoughts on the pages. 

Christian Cista, the part of   photographic installation THE GANG OF FOUR: MICHEL, GIORGIO, JACQUES, SLAVOJ, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

Christian Cista, the part of   photographic installation THE GANG OF FOUR: MICHEL, GIORGIO, JACQUES, SLAVOJ, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

Christian Cista, the part of   photographic installation THE GANG OF FOUR: MICHEL, GIORGIO, JACQUES, SLAVOJ, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

Christian Cista, the part of   photographic installation THE GANG OF FOUR: MICHEL, GIORGIO, JACQUES, SLAVOJ, commissioned as part of 'Post - Industrial Revolution' curated by Kate Pennington-Wilson and Roma Piotrowska,  2011

The exhibition and workshops Post - The Industrial Revolution

Taking part in the Post - The Industrial Revolution workshop  is a great opportunity for a creative Sunday with a whole family.  This session begins with a look around the exhibition followed by creating works of art relating to the themes present in the show.
All ages welcome but children must be accompanied by an adult.
Space for workshops must be booked in advance via e-mail:
postindustrial.revolution@gmail.com


Workshop for parents and children
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 11.00-12:30
Lombard Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR
Free admission

Exhibition
Saturday 19 February - Sunday 27 February 2011
The exhibition is open from Thursday to Sunday from 11.00-18.00
Lombard Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR
Free admission

Post - Industrial Revolution: Exhibition 19 – Sunday 27 February 2011 Open Thursday – Sunday from 11am -6pm

Preview, The Lombard Method, 18 February 2011

 

After a very busy week of installing we are happy to invite you to the exhibition!

Saturday 19 – Sunday 27 February 2011

Open Thursday – Sunday from 11am -6pm

The Lombard Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR

Admission free

Below you can find some pictures from the talk, Fridays opening and after party in the Anchor Pub! 

 

Preview, The Lombard Method, 18 February 2011

MASH/HER/DIP, Preview, The Lombard Method, 18 February 2011

 Preview, The Lombard Method, 18 February 2011

 Kamila Szejnoch, Preview, The Lombard Method, 18 February 2011

 Preview, The Lombard Method, 18 February 2011

 

After party in the Anchor Pub and a very special Post-Industrial Revolution ale!

Artist's Talk, Eastside Projects, 17 Feb 2011

Artist's Talk, Eastside Projects, 17 Feb 2011

Tomorrow: Artists' Talk

Post-Industrial Revolution, the  crit, 11 Feb 2011, the Lombard Method 

Come and join us for the artists talk! The talk will give you an insight in what we were doing through the last month. 

Thursday 17 February 2011, 6.30 - 8pm Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4ARFor further information visit http://www.extraspecialpeople.org/

How to find us in Digbeth: the Lombard Method

It takes 15 minutes to get (by bus or on food) from Corporation St to the Lombard Method. Take the bus number 5 or 6 from Corporation St and get off on Bradford St opposite Mosley St (the bus stop just after the White Swan pub) and turn right into Mosley St, then walk up the road. The Lombard Method is on the corner with Mosley St and Lombard St in Digbeth on the left hand side. 


Adress: The Lomabrd Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR

What, where, when - find out about our upcoming events!

Digbeth an area traditionally at the heart of British industry plays host to three emerging Polish artists exploring its heritage. Their month stay will accumulate in an exhibition summarising their research of Digbeth and its historical and social context.

Artists:

Christian Costa, Kamila Szejnoch, MASH/HER/DIP

Artists' Talk

Thursday 17 February 2011, 6.30 - 8pm

Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AR

For further information visit http://www.extraspecialpeople.org/

Preview

Friday 18 February 2011, 6-9pm

The Lombard Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR

Admission free

Exhibition

Saturday 19 - Sunday 27 February 2011

Open Thursday - Sunday from 11am -6pm

The Lombard Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR

Admission free

Parent & Children Workshop

Sunday 27 February 2011, 11am-12.30pm*

The Lombard Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0QR

Admission free

*All ages welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Workshop

places have to be booked in advance via e-mail: postindustrial.revolution@gmail.com

The Project is conceived by Birmingham-based curators Roma Piotrowska and Kate Pennington-Wilson in partnership with Polish Expats Association (PEA). Post-Industrial Revolution is developed in collaboration with the Lombard Method (UK) and Wyspa Institute of Art (Poland). The call for submissions for British artists will be circulated in January 2011 with the residency and exhibition taking place from May 2011 at Wyspa Institute of Art (Gdansk).

Post – Industrial Revolution is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council.

For further information please visit www.postindustrialrevolution.eu 

Contact: postindustrial.revolution@gmail.com or 07507361837

Digbeth an area traditionally at the heart of British industry shall play host to three emerging Polish artists intending to explore its heritage

View of Digbeth and the sign   ‘A Hundred thousand welcomes’ A  translation of a traditional Irish greeting, in Gaelic ‘Cead mile failte’ , phot. David Miller

We are expecting  the artists from Poland (Christian Costa, Kamila Szejnoch and MASH/HER/DIP) very soon. The Artists’ visit will mark the official beginning of Post Industrial Revolution. Artists will begin the one month residency  from the 15^th of January  till the 15^th of February 2011, using it as a period for research and for the production of new art works directly responding to the district of Digbeth, its historical and social context.  

These newly create art works will be displayed in an exhibition at the Lombard Method (Digbeth), an artist run studio and project space, from the 18^th of February 2011.  The call for submissions for British artists will be circulated in January 2011 with the residency and exhibition taking place from May 2011 at Wyspa Institute of Art (Gdansk).

Co-curator  of Post – Industrial Revolution Kate Pennington – Wilson outlined ‘The focus of this residency exchange is for artists to develop work which responds to these environments, reflecting this shift in usage as well as the change in social, political  and industrial history of such spaces’.

Both Residencies will be accompanied by a series of events including Workshops, Artist Talks and Screenings.  

Post-Industrial Revolution is developed in collaboration with the Lombard Method (UK) and Wyspa Institute of Art (Poland). The Project is conceived by Birmingham based curators Roma Piotrowska and Kate Pennington – Wilson in partnership with Polish Expats Association (PEA).  PEA is a not for profit organisation. 

Post – Industrial Revolution is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council. 

Our venues: The Lombard Method

Ella Lucas' The Purple Ceiling, 2010

The Lombard Method is an independently run studio and project space based in a former metal works in Digbeth, led by 8 Birmingham based artists. Functioning primarily as a large communal studio with flexible project spaces, the objectives of the group are to develop individual practice through critical dialogue and group interaction, and to engage with other artists through a programme of residencies, exhibitions, and events.

The Lombard Method are:

Rachel Darke, Sarah Farmer, Matt Foster, Matt Geden, Joanne Masding, Adam Smythe, Tim Stock, and Joe Welden.

Project / residency space 

All photography herein by either Matt Geden, Tim Stock or Joseph Welden.