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Lasting Impressions publication

May 2, 2018 Claire Wellesley-Smith
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In 2016 and 2017 I was involved in a collaborative project with my friend and fellow artist Hannah Lamb called Lasting Impressions. The project was commissioned by Saltaire Inspired for Saltaire Arts Trail. Working in the former spinning room at Salts Mill we created a performative and participatory work which aimed to create a record of the clothes worn by arts trail visitors. Working with materials including porcelain and fibre the project began many conversations-through-making with those who participated in the work. 

This year we have collated our responses to and images of the work in a publication. Lasting Impressions will be launched at this years' Saltaire Arts Trail, 5th - 7th May at Hannah's studio. We will be based at the Butterfly Rooms, Gordon Terrace and will be exhibiting some of the work made during the project.

Copies of the book are available here.

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