1/10 Back home after a full #Coventry week. Read on to see what we found #MovingOurFutures #OurFutureMoves #CovMotoFest - @CovMotoFest @CraigoAshley @TweetSherrie @MattChinnArt - as city of culture 2021, Coventry is thinking about its future with some brilliant people...
2/10 The first thing to say is that #Coventry has some brilliant artists, people able to challenge, design & make new work. In the artist lab we explored the city - it's not all concrete - it has a canal, green areas & 5g (not everywhere)...
3/10 Here are Sunil, Colin & Sabine. What's really impressive is their openness to share ideas & be honest about successes & failures. Sabine taught us about Coventry's history & its history of promoting peace. In the room, artists, academics & civic officers. @Jonestheregen
4/10 Here is James Noble @CovMotoFest - someone dedicated to connecting & making things happen. He's not just a petrol head, he wants to open up the debate about a post-carbon city & #Coventry has all the people to do this. Of course, there's the ring road...@aohereng
5/10 We tasked the artists with thinking about future travel & city use. @MattChinnArt compared Cov's ring road to Saturn. @DionEllisTaylor made some new work about the re-use of the road with @anatomyofasmile & #MaryScott taking ideas further...@markjtimms surprised me...
6/10 The lab was about crossing boundaries & Chantelle Boyle made a film about being a horse on the 12x bus, with myself @viralinfo as the grumpy H&S officer. We had laughs & the kindness of strangers - thank you to the man who gave us £4 bus fare at the rail station...
7/10 @SKBansa99969929 developed some new design work for public realm & automotive application. We visited the amazing National Transport Design Centre & met the inspiring Prof Paul Herriots @covcampus ...VR, clay & the best video wall in town! Rupert Mitchell played nicely.
8/10 Laura Jaunzems introduced us to the Bollards of Coventry, considering the textures & furniture of the changing city @chenineb. She talked about how young artists need a gig & some time to think. (Plus us older artists too!)...@TweetSherrie stunned with a top film...
9/10 And I had the good fortune to be in the Prem Inn in #Cov - this man inspired the end of the week. Each day cleaning the trash & drains. Then in search of art materials, a quiet moment with an @GreggVegan sausage roll...
10/10 With necessary thanks to Kat & Sophie for top work on the mission. I am knackered but thankful to @ace_midlands for giving us the loot. Plus some moments to be IRL with old friends...oh, stop it...etc #Coventry !!! We love you. @Coventry2021
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