30 Years On - Chernobyl & Kiev

‘30 Years On –Chernobyl & Kiev’

By Claire A Baker & Alyson Agar representing the 26:86 Collective

• A talk and visual presentation on a recent research trip to the Ukraine (think uncomfortable family holiday slideshow)

• Explanation of the 26:86 Collective and their artistic works in progress

• Information on the future touring exhibition and related events

Claire A Baker

Claire A Baker is an embroidery artist exploring texture, scale and negative space within her current work. Her methodology has become inseparable from her practice, driving it forward and continually inspiring the use of new mediums and processes.

‘The notion of ‘Heterotopia’ has been the ultimate and crucial starting point of a more conceptual approach to my work, intrinsically linked to both my ongoing research and current political issues, particularly those raised by the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986’

* ‘A place outside of space and time’ – MICHEL FOUCAULT

Alyson Agar

'Trans-disciplinary working methods are fundamental to Alyson’s practice; formal values are explored intuitively; an impetus to explore dialogue and tension through an experimental approach to composition invites new possibilities and new readings. New narratives are constructed through the exploration of an unknown environment.'

The 26:68 Collective

The 26:86 Collective is a group of artists and designers with a common creative goal. We travelled to Chernobyl and Pripyat in the Ukraine to investigate the issues at the site on the 30th anniversary of the world’s biggest and most devastating nuclear disaster. This trip inspired a multi-disciplined body of work which will be exhibited with the intention of raising awareness of relevant, weighty and significant issues regarding nuclear energy within our communities today.

http://2686collective.tumblr.com/

http://www.claireabaker.co.uk/

https://www.generosity.com/fundraising/30-years-on-chernobyl-exposed