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Black text on blue background that reads: 'Can we take time to breathe, slow down, release, question the structures our lives our built on, and grow something new. Can we remember the systems of collectivity in our communities, share resources, hold one another in grief and centre care. Can we prioritise rest and healing, feel the fear of an unknown future and call what we need into being. Can we fight for each other's lives and futures, not just in a crisis but because we want more than just survival for all.'

Groundwork

19th Apr — 14th Jun 2021

Moments like the pandemic can give way to increased individualism and a scarcity mindset. Groundwork explores what it might look like to centre collective healing in a crisis.

Project Details
Categories
  • Care,
  • Collectivity
Creative Team
  • Artist: Rudy Loewe

This series of works by Rudy Loewe invites people to think about how we can support each other and acknowledge that our struggles are interwoven. A crisis can offer a moment to reassess the way that we live and consider alternative possibilities.

A dark skinned Black person is standing in front of a green background. They are wearing a lilac t-shirt , they have an orange face mask which matches their orange painted nails. The wear gold hoop earrings and their long black hair is flowing behind them in the air. Their arms are painted up in the air towards text which says 'How can we make space for joy that doesn't come at the cost of someone else's wellbeing?'
Black text on blue background that reads: 'Can we take time to breathe, slow down, release, question the structures our lives our built on, and grow something new. Can we remember the systems of collectivity in our communities, share resources, hold one another in grief and centre care. Can we prioritise rest and healing, feel the fear of an unknown future and call what we need into being. Can we fight for each other's lives and futures, not just in a crisis but because we want more than just survival for all.'
There is a crowd of people who are all different ages, race and genders. Some are holding placards like FUND COMMUNITIES NOT PRISONS. In the middle of the painting it says 'our futures are bound together'. There is a Black person in the front wearing a face mask that says TRANS RIGHTS NOW on it.

We'll be sharing Groundwork in public space in Liverpool and London, watch this space for more information.

Rudy Loewe

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