THU 02 JUL – SAT 01 AUG 2009 | PREVIEW FRI 03 JUL, 6-9 PM
OPEN THU – SAT | 12-5 PM | admission FREE
VIVID is excited to announce details of Participation (Thu 02 July to Sat 01 Aug 2009), an exhibition and archive project centred on the emergence of new film forms, politics and practices in the 1980s. Unearthing the archives of challenging, polemical and oppositional groups operating during a period of economic and social upheaval, the works presented react to and document the rise of Thatcherism and the social and cultural events the period from 1979 engendered: inner city disturbances, the miners strike, and increasing social disparity.

Participation brings us rarely seen works from key film and video workshops and groups who, motivated by a desire to effect social change, forged new approaches to political and social themes that emerged nationally. The show includes works by Amber Films, Black Audio Film Collective and Sankofa amongst others, and has a special focus on the Birmingham Film and Video Workshop whose largely unknown yet groundbreaking work is presented for the first time in decades.

Presented in two parts, part I collects key texts and moving image documents from the period 1979-1991, and mixes these with first hand accounts from the period. Part II will be presented in November 2009.

SATURDAY SCREENINGS | 2 PM | admission £5/ £3
In addition, VIVID will host weekly Saturday screenings with special introductions from the film makers for the duration of the Participation exhibition.

Check www.vivid.org.uk for programme details.

Contact

VIVID | 140 Heath Mill Lane
Birmingham | B9 4AR
T: 0121 766 7876
E: info@vivid.org.uk
W: www.vivid.org.uk