Carrie Scott-Huby
Room 700 Artist in Residence Thursday 5th April – Sunday 29th
April2018
Leeds Central Library,
Calvery Street , The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AB
I intend to be available Mondays, Thursday within School hours and Saturday afternoons.
Project title: ‘Thread and
Tread’ – A Shoddy Silence’. Investigating The West Yorkshire Heavy Woollen
Textile Industry before, during and after WW1. Asking the question; ‘How much
cloth was needed to make all the WW1 uniforms and blankets’?
This has become a journey
in itself and has propelled its own story.
I invite people to come
and share WW1 and Textile industry stories, to pay reverence by way of
collective installation.
Worked image of my Grandfather in his World War One Uniform 2010 Residency at The Art House , Wakefield. The blanket I obtained during a camping weekend form an Army Surplus stall. Each item depicts my recent development of 'Silent Witness' a culmination of research from two Artist is Residence bringing about 'Tread and Tread - A Shoddy Silence'.
Thinking about the West Yorkshire Heavy Industry initially in terms of 'How much cloth would be needed to all the uniforms and blankets needed for demobilisation. Then further thoughts as to the work force, how many men went off to war leaving the textile industry short on work force, plus considering the comparative working conditions on both 'fronts'.
This has been a years long exploration and has become a narrative within a narrative. Information I could not access has been revealing in itself?
So I embark on another journey of 'Silent Witness - Thread and Tread - A Shoddy Silence'.
I install the exhibition on Thursday 5th April 2018. So I will pick up my research, which was about divert me away a wee bit! So watch this space!
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