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Eloise @ Eluminations

Soozy Roberts | Covid Covers

Vilnis Vesma

Fluxx Films | Covid Creative Response

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Eloise @ Eluminations

"All around us art and creativity have been springing up as we seek to navigate these times. Locally, I've been taken with the Outposted Project which began with one map posted out to creatives in Stroud. They've now opened out to virtual contributions too and this is my submission.
I started with a simple hand pose, one that I'd drawn into my sketchbook sometime ago and felt relevant now in this time of isolation.
Then I put the call out to friends and family from near and far to send me photos of their hands in the same pose. The pose spoke to me of our common experience, being shut away in our homes, some of us on our own, our touch has narrowed, concentrated to the tips of our fingers.
Along with sending their photos in I asked people to tell me what the pose meant to them, if they wanted to. People spoke of pointing the way forward, of finding our way, and of conflicting paths. People spoke about no entry signs, gun signs and signs of the cross.
Others spoke about what lockdown had brought them: togetherness, quality time and love in our homes. Quietness and peace and discovering a different way of being. People saw protection, ritual, comfort, sacrifice, pain and love in the pose. Someone pointed out that, "In relationship addition can mean an increase in richness or a dilution of selves.". Someone else saw "Love and comfort from my own species.", and yet others saw hope.
People interpreted my instructions in their own ways (I love this about collaboration, and art in general!). Some changed the pose to incorporate more family members, others included their pets. I was glad to receive them all. Once I had them, I arranged them into a collage. Then I searched for a map to anchor them too.
I found one from The British dominions year book of 1918, which was of course, the year of a great flu pandemic. It looked at population density and climate of the time and it felt right to link our stories to this echo of our past.
I love how the ghost of the map shows through the finished piece with its swirls and arrows becoming part of the artwork. I like zooming in on each little square and seeing the individual pieces of art that have gone in to making the whole.
I'm happy it's part of the lockdown exhibition at the museum of Gloucester."
https://elluminations.wixsite.com/elluminations

Lockdown Art Project Elluminations.mp4

Soozy Roberts | Covid Covers

The Covid Covers is a heart-warming project, to help Gloucestershire people come together through this unprecedented time to remember those loved, those lost, the unsung heroes, the NHS staff and all the amazing keyworkers working tirelessly to protect us across our county. This project will collect your favourite lockdown tunes, song requests and stories, dedicated to anyone that needs to be remembered or reached out to during this time. I will then create an album cover image for your chosen song, reinterpreting the song title during this unusual time.
People who would like a challenge or wish to get more creative can submit their own photographic or collage ‘cover’ image, depicting their chosen song using themselves, family members and household objects. Find out more..
https://www.thecovidcovers.com/artwork
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Vilnis Vesma

http://vilnissimo.com/tag/coronavirus/

Incredible cartoons by talented local artist! All images to be shared on this site soon...

Fluxx Films | Covid Creative Response

https://www.fluxxfilms.com/| https://vimeo.com/fluxxfilms | https://vimeo.com/showcase/6971885

Victor.mp4

Victor

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Griz-o

Mandy.mp4

Mandy

Sarah.mp4

Sarah

Naomi, Matson.mp4

Naomi

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