In
Service 1918 - 2017 James Bloomfield
Salford Museum and Art Gallery & Ordsall Hall, Salford | 31st July - 10th November 2017 | Launch 27th July The Working Class Movement Library 6.30 - 9pm
To mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, artist James Bloomfield has been resident at Salford Museum & Art Gallery and the Working Class Movement Library. Delving into this fabulous rich archive, Bloomfield has created a truly special piece of work that engages with the audience directly and asks us to look at our history and the global legacy of the war to end all wars.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery & Ordsall Hall, Salford | 31st July - 10th November 2017 | Launch 27th July The Working Class Movement Library 6.30 - 9pm
To mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, artist James Bloomfield has been resident at Salford Museum & Art Gallery and the Working Class Movement Library. Delving into this fabulous rich archive, Bloomfield has created a truly special piece of work that engages with the audience directly and asks us to look at our history and the global legacy of the war to end all wars.
The outcome of this research
is the creation of 226 commemorative ceramic plates. The plates reference each
conflict and the number of fatalities for that conflict. Instead
of being in display cases or on the gallery walls, the plates will be placed
into service in the Gallery Cafe, presenting the findings of Bloomfield’s research
directly to visitors.
The plates will be used as part of the regular dinner service at Salford Museum & Art Gallery‘s bustling Café and in Ordsall Hall’s coffee shop. The plates will be presented for service on 31 July and later decommissioned on 10 November to coincide with the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele, which runs over these exact dates (3months and 6 days).
“When I started this project
I didn’t know where the research would take me, I especially didn’t think I would
be hand decorating 226 plates each plate to mark a global conflict since the
end of the war to end all wars. I want the work to become part of the domestic,
our consciousness to remember those that have been involved in conflict or who
still are “ says Bloomfield of the project.
Signalling the launch of In Service, Professor Paul
Rogers (Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University) will give a special
talk on "New Wars and How to Prevent Them. Giving insight into the three
core issues facing the world and our approaches to these issues.
In Service has been funded and/or supported by Arts
Council England, Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Salford Remembers Fund, Salford Community Leisure and Salford City Council’s programme to
commemorate the centenary of World War One, supported by the Heritage Lottery
Fund .
Future Wars and How to Prevent them
Thursday 27th July|6 - 9pm , Working Class Movement
Library, Salford
Join us for the launch of this brand new solo exhibition , which will include an introduction to the project and insights into the work from James Bloomfield and a talk from Professor Paul Rogers on "New Wars and How to Prevent Them" For more information on the event, including booking details please visit www.jamesbloomfield.co.uk
Join us for the launch of this brand new solo exhibition , which will include an introduction to the project and insights into the work from James Bloomfield and a talk from Professor Paul Rogers on "New Wars and How to Prevent Them" For more information on the event, including booking details please visit www.jamesbloomfield.co.uk
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