Community Arts Project
Bloomfield Talks Tea Party
17/10/08 20:58 Post: Commissions
Taken at 3:04pm at St. Peters Church, Lytham Road. Blackpool. Saturday 11th October 2008.
In September I was asked to document the website launch of the community-based arts project ‘Bloomfield Talks’. After the madness of the NALGAO conference, this was a nice way to round off a busy week of work. There were quiet moments where people would write down their experiences of the Bloomfield area juxtaposed with live web-broadcasts, balloons, cake, music & much more!
‘Bloomfield Talks’ is a year-long oral history project commissioned by Blackpool Council and runs between July 2008 and February 2009. The project focuses upon the experiences of people who have connections with the Bloomfield, Foxhall, Revoe and near South Shore area of Blackpool. At the heart of ‘Bloomfield Talks’ is team of local volunteers brought together specifically for the project. Ranging in age from the late teens to the late seventies, the volunteers have engaged other local people in conversations and activities focusing on their daily lives in the area.
As one of the volunteers for the project I will be producing a series of photographs exploring the Illuminations Depot and its character. The depot is soon to be relocated, so this is perhaps the last opportunity to document the site.
I can’t wait...
A selection of ten photographs taken during the Bloomfield Talks Tea Party can now be viewed in the Commissions gallery.
Technical Information
Camera: Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR
Lens: Canon EF-S 17mm - 85mm IS USM
ISO: 320
Focal Length: 35mm
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
F-Stop: f/10.0
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