The Trinity Art Group with help and support of Daniel Cid (Professor of Design, Winchester School of Art) and Eria Nsubuga (PhD student, Winchester School of Art) made a shelter out of recycled cardboard and elements from the Tate Exchange event "Itinerant Objects".
Vanessa showing hand-painted t-shirt for the Big Sleep Out
Waving Hello!
Side view
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The Big Sleep Out 2019 at Winchester Cathedral
Back view of the shelter with inflatable flamingo
Shelter replete with bunting made by the art group and sewed together by the brilliant artist and teacher Sue Hofman
After many months of preparation in collaboration with Winchester School of Art, we finally make it to Tate Exchange, Tate Modern! TAG has been working on a series of wearable cardboard costumes that combine, screenprint typography, Dadaist humour and references to homeless makeshift shelters. This project was helped and supported by the Hampshire Primary Schools Teaching Conference organised by the brilliant Jayne Stillman (Art and Design County Advisor) - teachers contributed handmade costumes that they donned and paraded around Southampton City Art Gallery.
With the help of WSA PhD students and Ladies of the Press*, the group donned their outfits and moved through Tate Modern as part intervention and part "flight of fancy" with the aim to make the invisible visible. The experience was uplifting and poignant, with many of TAG saying that for once they felt that they were noticed instead of always feeling like they don't matter and they don't exist.
The movement through Tate Modern also acted as a signpost for the 10 min Tate Modern presentation which was delivered by Alastair Eales (Trinity Winchester art educator) and Pippa Newman (TAG member and artist). The talk focused on seeing a fresh perspective: bring together Pippa's journey (from vulnerably-housed to employment) with the seminal artwork "Fountain" by Marcel Duchamp. The talk concluded that beauty is not just something experienced through the eyes, but also includes the heart. When a new truth is revealed, the once mundane object takes on a new immediacy - so too is true of people experiencing homelessness or mental health issues or social isolation, they feel invisible and unappreciated, but when their story is revealed their humanity shines through and they become visible - which is a beautiful thing.
"Seldom heard voices feeling that they are being listened to is a powerful means of engagement in itself and this resulting feeling of empowerment will make a positive contribution to people’s mental health concerns. " ~ Paul Williams
Trinity has been working with Healthwatch Hampshire to develop a series of arts and crafts based workshops to record service user experiences in accessing mental health services. The project saw service users being given a keepsake box to tell the story of their involvement with and feelings towards mental health services, through whatever they choose to place inside and around the box. The final pieces include a range of media including objects, smells, MP3 recordings, and the clients themselves speaking of their experiences.
"Tell me a bit about your box artwork called 'My depression and how I see it'?"
Tracey:
"I pasted small pieces of tissue paper onto my hexagon shaped box. The yellow colour is happy, but the dark brown of depression creeps in. You can see the brown through the yellow, as if it were a stain, that just won't go away."
"Love"
"My happy place"
"Memories of Brazil"
Sandra F's song lyrics / poem "Colours of my Mind" -
“My inspiration was to create something out of nothing. I have an
interest in fashion but due to my circumstances I am unable to indulge in such
luxury. I have managed to create my very own couture dress using humble
materials.” ~ Adrienne
Trinity Winchester proudly presents “The Art of Recycling” an art exhibition that showcases the colourful and imaginative artwork of the Trinity Art Group. The show takes inspiration from The Great Waste Project supported by Winchester City Council and WinAcc - the Great Waste Project ( for web-link: The Great Waste ) challenges the way people see waste, and encourages people to reduce their waste and recycle more. The Trinity Art Group (TAG) comprises of a team of enthusiastic and energetic artists from a diverse range of backgrounds. The group have been hard at work putting together an exhibition that utilizes waste material and transforms them into beautiful works of art - including the pictured couture dress, made from ring pulls, bin bags and out of date surgical gloves.
Adrienne's Giant Eye
Kris's Purple fairy
B's Coat of Arms "I have modelled a heraldic shield. I thought about how my
life could be encapsulated and represented by images – the bear, for example,
is quite a solitary creature and hibernates in the winter. Due to a long term
illness I had retreated to my bed and saw very few people. I am known as ‘B’ so
the bee is also me well and busying myself with tasks. The whole thing is a
page in an open book to represent the story element of life."
Trinity Art Group Gargoyles
Hagis's All Natural Mask
Julie's toothy Humpty Dumpty and Chicken Lickin "In our art sessions we have been using recycled materials to
create anew. I had lots of old clothing which included a pair of unworn
children’s tights and decided to use these to make a door stop shaped like the
Nursery Rhyme character Humpty Dumpty." ~ Julie
Sarah's R2D2 and Ginger cat “I had a lot of fun putting this together. At first, I was afraid as I was given a wide range of recyclable materials with little instruction in what I was supposed to do with them. After a group discussion, I struck upon an idea to create my very own space droid - combining parts of a vacuum cleaner and papier mâché. I am very happy with the results.” ~ Sarah
Ruth's Emojis
Cakes and Biscuits made by Sarah Harris and her Trinity Cookery Group (Thank you!)
Colin's Red Piggy Wig
A viewer admiring the Emoji artwork made from cardboard, milk bottle tops and pool tiles.
Trev's Bird Doctor / Quack - Inspired by 17th century plague doctors’ costume
and ornithological studies, Trev has created his own scary hybrid “Bird
Doctor” / “Quack”. Trev then applied layers of coloured tissue paper to give
his creature a bright and colourful appearance.
Cathy's Black and Pink "Space Pig."
Lucy's collages and poetry book, Jan's Big Bug / Little Bug & Kris's paper maché rose.
Gary's melted vinyl record sculpture "Oscar" who happens to be modelling Adrienne's dress accessories.
Kris's handmade Clasp Bag - made from a cereal box and old bits of found material
Kris's Purple mice diorama
Jan's portfolio of large paper and magazine collages
The Art of Recycling
Winchester Online
Journalist student and Winchester Online contributor Nadidja Parker, from the University of Winchester visited the show and asked the art group what they thought about recycling and the new 5p per bag charge.
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