Posts in Photography
Mapping Our Space
Mapping Our Space

Delivered in partnership with PiCL, this Urban Wilderness CIC project supported Reception pupils at Sutherland Primary School to reconnect with outdoor play after lockdown through weekly exploration, storytelling and creative making.

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2021, Artist Development, Collaboration, Community-led, Outdoor Arts, Photography, Workshop, EducationJenny HarperOutdoor Learning, Early Years, Creative Play, Storytelling, Folk Tales, Nature Connection, Sensory Learning, Post-Lockdown, Motor Skills, Confidence Building, Schools, Young People, PiCL, Stoke-on-Trent, Urban Wilderness CIC
Arkadia – Rushton & Mallinson
Arkadia – Rushton & Mallinson

Arkadia is a large-scale installation by artists Stephanie Rushton and Mally Mallinson, installed at Longton Exchange in Sept-Oct 2021. Drawing on dystopian and post-human narratives, it transforms found materials, plants and imagery to challenge our relationship with nature, consumerism and climate change.

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2021, Artist Development, Collaboration, Exhibition, Installation, Photography, Public Art, Research & Development, SculptureJenny HarperInstallation, Public Art, Outdoor Arts, Sculpture, Post-Human, Climate Change, Consumerism, Nature, Rushton, Mallinson, Longton Exchange, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
The Happenings
The Happenings

The Happenings festival in Stoke-on-Trent explored small-scale, site-specific public art, activating overlooked urban spaces through creativity, care, and connection.

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2021, Artist Development, Collaboration, Community-led, Consultation, Exhibition, Festival / Event, Installation, Outdoor Arts, Performance, Photography, Public Art, Research & Development, SculptureJenny HarperStoke-on-Trent, public art, site-specific, urban regeneration, community engagement, temporary art, The Happenings
Reverberate – English Heritage
Reverberate – English Heritage

Urban Wilderness CIC delivered photo walks with CAFAG youth club as part of English Heritage’s national Reverberate programme, supporting young people to explore how heritage shapes their lives in the shadow of an abandoned coal mine.

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2020, Collaboration, Community-led, Photography, Workshop, Research & Development, ConsultationJenny HarperYoung People, Photography, Heritage, Coal Mining, Community-led, Wellbeing, Placemaking, Outdoor Arts, Youth Voice, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Future Canals of Manchester
Future Canals of Manchester

Urban Wilderness CIC worked with Canal & River Trust to consult young people on their perceptions of Manchester’s canal system and their hopes for its future. Through photo walks, discussion and model-making, the project explored safety, identity and new possibilities for neglected

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2020, Collaboration, Community-led, Photography, Research & Development, ConsultationJenny HarperConsultation, Young People, Photography, Placemaking, Regeneration, Safety, Urban Waterways, Canals, Public Realm, Architecture, Model Making, Community-led, Wellbeing, Manchester, City Centre, Islamic School for Girls
Diverse Landscapes – Adina Lawrence
Diverse Landscapes – Adina Lawrence

Diverse Landscapes is a digital photography project by Adina Lawrence, exploring heritage and identity through outdoor portraiture in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. Models wore outfits reflecting their cultural backgrounds, colour-matched to natural surroundings and photographed with minimal processing to highlight authenticity and connection to place.

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2020, Artist Development, Collaboration, Outdoor Arts, Exhibition, PhotographyJenny HarperPhotography, Textiles, Heritage, Identity, Global Majority, Women, Community-led, Wellbeing, Joy, Urban Parks, Brownfield Land, Stoke-on-Trent, Hanley, Staffordshire