LifeCycle

Geoff Broadway
LifeCycle is a multi-screen audio-visual installation that explores the themes of change and transformation as they are understood and experienced by a range of people who live and work in the Coalville area.
It was launched at the wonderful and historic Century Theatre within Snibston Discovery Museum, Coalville, on 14th May, 2011. It was commissioned as part of the Transform project, a major arts program developed to transform how Snibston can be understood and interpreted.
LifeCycle reflects my ongoing interest in interpreting and re-articulating elements sourced from everyday life and channelling them into a powerful, immersive experience. LifeCycle reflects my journeys through Coalville, recording conversations with the wide range of people I met and capturing visual impressions of people and place. In creating the installation out of these encounters with Coalville I sought create a shifting portrait of contemporary life that reflects upon change and transformation. I asked the many people I met to share their thoughts on: what things and values we need to recognise, treasure and preserve; what needs to come to an end and be let go of; what can be put at the heart of our culture and our communities to help us face the many challenges of the present and the future.
The installation consists of 5 x back-projection screens, 5 x data projectors controlled by 3 mac mini computers, and surround sound (4 way).  Images shortly to follow of the actual installation, below is a screen-based stereo version of the piece.
This Transform commission was curated by Maurice Maguire and Carolyn Abel. Jointly commissioned artists were: Brendan Jackson, Paul Conneally, and Joanne Dacombe.
Thanks to Chris Plant of Colour Burst for Quartz Programming multi-computer syncing.


LifeCycle is a multi-screen audio-visual installation that explores the themes of change and transformation as they are understood and experienced by a range of people who live and work in the Coalville area. It was launched at the historic Century Theatre within Snibston Discovery Museum, Coalville, on 14th May, 2011. It was commissioned as part of Transform, a major arts program developed to transform how Snibston can be understood and interpreted. It was subsequently shown at the Phoenix Square in Leicester in the DMU Cube Gallery for the duration of September 2011. For this installation it was re-edited into a 3-screen version to fit the dimensions of the gallery space.

LifeCycle reflects an ongoing interest in interpreting and re-articulating everyday life using film, audio and installation. This piece is based upon my journeys through Coalville, recording conversations with the wide range of people I met and capturing visual impressions of people and place. It is based upon notions of transformation and change - I asked the people I met to share with me their thoughts on the things and values we need to recognise; what we should treasure and preserve; what needs to come to an end and be let go of; what can we put at the heart of our culture and our communities.

 

Thanks to the participants:

Alison and all at the Coalville Market Cafe
Denis Baker
Sue Blackburn
Sue Brown
Anne Bourne
Rod Dring and all at the Coalville Air Cadets
Barry Gent
Goff Lewis
Claire Macrory
Mitch and the young people from the Positive Futures Project
Michelle Orton
Basilio Prataviera
Clark Robinson
Robert Robinson
Jackie Sykes
Lindsay Weaver
All at Coalville Market

additional thanks to:

Maurice Maguire, Curator Transform
Carolyn Abel, Curator Snibston Discovery Museum
Emily Todd, Coalville Town Centre Manager
Claire Macrory
Clark Robinson
Dan Poxson
The Staff at Snibston Discovery Museum
Chris Plant Colour Burst