Opening Event

The 'opening' night, of the last Rotor exhibition at Huddersfield Art Gallery. Open to all, of who would be interested in attending the opening which ran from 5-7pm. The guests were directed to the 2nd floor of the gallery to an open space, a room before to where the art was being showcased. Upon entering this open space which guests could congregate and mingle with each other. They were greeted by a selection of bread and cheeses as well as some specially created Rotor ale with its own label, purposely created for tonight's proceedings. At around 6 o clock, the guests were asked to make their way to the artwork. After everyone was in, the curator Dr Liam Devlin, gave a speech on each artists summary of their projects and which category they fell under. Alex Beldea and Seba Curtis have explored the issues of refugees and immigration. Richard Mulhearn and Richard Higginbottom are dealing with the photographic representation. Finally, Sarah Eyre and Layla Sailor are exploring objectification of the female body. The event is intended for viewers to ask questions and debate about the work, consequently, this what the Rotor program was intended to do upon its creation a few years ago.

The guests were treated then to a 10-minute snippet of a dance group who choreographed their interpretation of the artwork installed. Audience members had to be visually aware of the dancers and move with and against them as the dancers moved around the space in front of the images.

The next event to follow is on the 2nd March. That event features Seba Kurtis and Alex Beldea who will be giving a talk on their work which participation from an audience who will be encouraged to discuss the work with the artists. Suffice to say the opening night went down a treat with guests of around 100, of which, mere crumbs were left of the bread and cheese.