brownfield land
burslem port, stoke-on-trent: 2016-present
A post-industrial wasteland reclaimed by nature and owned by a mis-match of utility companies and the City Council provided space and freedom for young people to explore, discover and create. It also provided space and freedom for our co-director Laurel Gallagher to experiment, take risks and reflect on her developing practice with community groups, artists and academics.
children, wild spaces and wellbeing
Dr Jenny Hallam (Derby University) has qualified, verified, and disseminated the positive benefits that children have experienced as a result of engagement with our projects, helping us to access partners and funding.
Dr Ben Anderson (Keele University) has expanded our understanding of land rights; access and trespass. In 2018, Ben and Laurel co-created ‘Feral Futures’, an exhibition made with children mapping their connection with Burslem Port (Being Human Festival 2018).
