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Offsite9: Plant Fete - Charlotte Dunn

Charlotte Dunn is recreating a ‘floral fete’ within Wolverhampton’s West Park, inspired by traditional fete stands and plant selling events of the 19th Century. Her work Plant Fete will host a plant swap, recreating the community fetes that once helped the development of the park.

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Offsite9: Ni Singh: Origin Unknown

Origin Unknown brings together a wide array of musical styles and eclectic global influences via a diverse programme of assembled artists. The project, developed by Ni Singh’s League of International Misfits (L.I.M), also includes a series of short films and visual materials on display throughout.

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Offsite9: Jambo Cinema - Dawinder Bansal

Jambo cinema interrogates the complex, nostalgic, humorous and sometimes painful processes of remembrance. Dawinder Bansal recreates her father's shop in this iteration of Jambo cinema, which sold electrical supplies and also rented Bollywood VHS tapes to establish their newly immigrated South Asian family.

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Offsite9: Out of darkness cometh light

Out of Darkness Cometh Light is a Visual Vernacular (VV) show that follows the Offsite9 themes of healing, care and reparative history. VV is a new theatrical performance that combines elements of mime, facial and bodily expression. Ish’s VV World (Ishtiaq Hussain), a well-known artist within the Deaf community.

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Offsite9: Hanifa Hudson - Social Death

Hanifa Hudson is a female activist born and bred in Wolverhampton of Jamaican heritage. She is best known for her pioneering work in break dancing and her activists' roll in the fight for reparatory justice. Her work is inspired by the ethos of music and dance: movements are the vibrations of sound; colours are the feelings of her fight.

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Offsite9: Alignment - Kathleen Fabre

Kathleen Fabre is a conceptual artist with an interdisciplinary practice. Alignment sees a series of four site-specific architectural scale wool installations. The temporary installations form vast symbols of hope and each piece acts as a colourful welcome to visitors and residents.

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Offsite9: (Perspectives)
 Fae Kilburn

To create (Perspectives) Fae Kilburn is incorporating narratives from those who live, work and visit Wolverhampton, exploring their experiences and asking what needs to change in order to build an inclusive city.

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Offsite9: If-we-had-this-space

Asylum Artist Quarter is producing a sound trail that explores the social history of forgotten spaces in Wolverhampton. Nine artists have been chosen to create sound works in the form of music, soundscapes, spoken word and speeches that respond to nine sites in Wolverhampton…

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Offsite9: SINGLEPOINT

Four female photographers explore how we navigate the reparative histories of our region when we document culture. Each artist’s practice focuses on framing place, space and community identity.

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Offsite9: Communion - Thomas Jack Brown

Communion is a site-specific video installation tied to the BAS9 theme of ‘tactics for togetherness’. Hosted within the chapel of St. Peter’s Church in the city centre.

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Offsite9: Hum Saath Saath Hein (We are Together)

Hum Saath Saath Hein (We Are Together) by The Punjabi Women’s Writing Group hopes to enhance community cohesion and nurture a sense of belonging. It aims to strengthen relationships and harmony within the rich, diverse communities who live in Wolverhampton through a poetry event at the city’s Central Library.

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Offsite9: Boundary Way Project

Boundary Way Project will be presenting an outdoor exhibition that shines a spotlight on the allotment and its community. Featuring work by artists and community groups the show will highlight the importance of nature for wellbeing. It will explore the value of nature connection and green spaces during a climate and environmental emergency. We spoke to Creative Producer Moya Lloyd to find out more.

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