Field Works

From time to time we step out of the everyday, venturing forth in search of new ideas, inspiration and material. This maybe locally or a little further afield... we have to go away to come back...

In Autumn 2023, Helen and Bill from Workshop 24 invited Dudley people to join them on two watery field trips. Invitations were made to those who for various reasons rarely have opportunities to get away from the everyday and engage in creative explorations. The first trip was to Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, often described as ‘the birthplace of the industrial revolution’ and the second was to the Elan Valley in mid-Wales where dammed rivers provide Birmingham’s water supply.

Field Works followed the Water Walks project earlier in 2023, ahead of the long-term Getting into Hot Water project.

These participatory, art-based ventures started to investigate the complex relationship between humans, water and climate change locally. They involved and engaged Dudley people, helping participants reconsider and think more carefully about our relationship with water and the implications of climate change on water locally and, through interconnected, natural systems globally.

Field Works was produced by Time Rebels Helen + Bill.

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Field Works: You have to go away to come back

Field Works

In Garbett and Laybourne’s Compendium of Aphorisms, Sayings and Terms, the entry on page eight reads “You have to go away to come back”. This is a phrase we use often and it means that even though our work is hyper-locally focused sometimes we need to head off, get away and wander further afield in search of different places, new experiences and inspiration. We bring back ideas, creative energy, artistic material and fresh ways of thinking.