Sculpture exhibition - Islington Mill (Josie Cawdry)

http://www.islingtonmill.com/index.php

Tuesday 24th April saw a group of young, tallented artists hold a public exhibition in one of the cities most unique settings, Islington mill. (salford)

The mill originally started out as a cotton spinning mill during the industrial revolution, but is now home to 50 artists studios, 2 public galleries, a recording studio and night-club! Over the last 10 years i has evolved and is now a haven for artists, djs and party goers alike.

I went down to the mill with a couple of close friends, not knowing what to expect we wandered up to the old, delapidated builing with anticipation. The exterior seemed very run down, set off a back alley close to Salford Shopping City i was immediately warey. The ground floor windows were plastered with flyers advertisting bands, club venues and fanzines.

Upon entering the building we were straight in the heart of one of the scultures. Hanging from the ceiling were hundreds of red party hats, each tied onto differnt lenghts of invisible thread, creating a very striking first impression.


To the right of the main entrance we were offered a selection of free wines and beers, and following directly on from that to the right was the first of 3 small exhibition halls.
With about 4 exhibition pieces to look at we slowly made out way around the intricately hung and placed items. One of the works that i found particularly exciting was one created entirely from foam squares. Hung in a pattern from the ceiling they were for-mated to look like some kind of whirlwind. The spectators movements as they walked around created small gusts of air that made the work sway slightly in the breeze adding to the illusion.

Continuing on round the mill were further exhibitions made using all different media.
Some included

• Bulbs
• Jelotine
• Wire
• Paper
• Projectors
• Material

One aspect of the night that was especially interesting was the dj set in the back room. Surrounded by yet more art work a number of Manchester finest dj's played music into the early hours of the morning!

Beloew are some final pictures from the evening;