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Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness at the Whitworth Gallery Manchester

10/12/2018

I get out of London every now & again and when I do, visit as many galleries and museums as possible. A recent flit to Manchester meant I could finally get to see the Whitworth Art Gallery, revamped a few years ago. A wonderful space with a brilliant cafe too – their full English breakfast kept me going all day – essential after a night on the dance floor.

The Thread Bearing Witness project with Alice Kettle is impressive and not only in scale; these large panels deal with  the connected themes of cultural heritage, displacement and the forced movement of people as refugees, collaborating with migrants and their creativity as individuals.

Photo by Caroline Banks

Detail of Sky

Photo by Caroline Banks

This picture of Sea gives an idea of the scale

Photo by Caroline Banks

Photo by Caroline Banks

And the third panel, Earth.Photo by Caroline Banks

Photo by Caroline Banks

The back was as intriguing as the front

Photo by Caroline Banks

The Stitch a Tree project was shown alongside with a collection of individually embroidered trees of life, symbolising resilience and strength, made into a forest. Photo by Caroline Banks

Photo by Caroline Banks

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