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A first for Arnolfini as they host a late night session
Join the Arnolfini for a new type of relaxed evening event taking place across all of their spaces, bringing together a different range of art forms for one night only.
Fusing live performance and sound installation with creative and mindful activities to try, this is an opportunity to shake off January and take some time out for yourself.
Interwoven with, and inspired by the extraordinary photographs of Rinko Kawauchi‘s exhibition At the Edge of the Everyday World, which fit perfectly with the unhurried nature of the evening.
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Rink Kawauchi quotes line the walls – photo: Lisa Whiting
Contributors include:
The Shui Mo (수묵; 墨 絵; 水墨) Ensemble
Dedicated to performing new music throughout the evening on East Asian traditional instruments, The Shui Mo (수묵; 墨 絵; 水墨) Ensemble will present a series of newly composed pieces and improvisations, created in response to Rinko Kawauchi’s exhibition.
The ensemble is in-residence at the University of Bristol.
Dark, Sloshing is an audio work by Sonia Levy and Lucy A. Sames created in response to the heavily industrialised and neglected riparian worlds of Silverthorne Lane in East Bristol.
The composition weaves field recordings and voice, moving above and below water as it follows canals, bridges, electric grids, train lines, and highways.
It reveals muted ecologies that interrogate the altered dynamics of earthly and urban processes, reflecting the city’s imperial, infrastructural, and ecological entanglements.
Commissioned by Gingko Projects, Dark, Sloshing forms part of a larger project led by artists Rachael Champion and Jonathan Trayte.
ATTIC Teas
In the Reading Room they have invited Annie from ATTIC Teas to guide three wonderful tea experiences that will nourish the body, soothe the mind and excite the spirit.
Tea has long held a sacred place in the heart of Eastern culture. ATTIC’s Breathe and Brew sessions use grounding breath to connect to the powerful centering effects of the tea’s nutrients.
You will then have an opportunity to sit in quiet contemplation and enjoy a sense of stillness so dearly missing for many of us in our daily lives.
The space asks for nothing from you, just to ‘be’ in whatever way you feel comfortable.
No previous experience necessary. Sessions will start at 6.45pm and 7.30pm and 8.15pm (for up to 15 participants at a time).
creativeShift
In their Community Workshop space, come and relax and focus on your own creativity with our partners creativeShift using a variety of drawing materials including creating your own vanishing bubble drawings, using at the edge of the everyday world for inspiration.
creativeShift cic is one of the lead organisations in Bristol delivering arts on referral in collaboration with Health, Social Prescribing, Community and Cultural partners including Arnolfini.
Thursday, February 6 from 6.30pm to 9pm and across all spaces at the Arnolfini.
£15 full price, £8 concession for all who need it.
All photos: Arnolfini
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