Salford Civic Centre in Greater Manchester will be illuminated with a stunning 3D projection for a new exhibition called Swinton Ark. The artwork, featuring an 'enormous cabinet of curiosities', was inspired by Swinton residents and their treasured possessions.
A historic Greater Manchester building which once served as a town hall is to be transformed into a giant 70-metre 3D artwork that will be free to visit later this month. Salford Civic Centre, which was formerly Swinton & Pendlebury Town Hall from 1938 until the formation of the City of Salford in 1974, will be illuminated with a stunning new animated projection on two evenings in January as part of a new exhibition inspired by Swinton and its residents.
Swinton Ark, which will run on January 16 and 17, will feature a bespoke 3D-mapped animation projected onto the exterior of the building, which features a 125-foot-high clock tower. The artwork will feature an 'enormous cabinet of curiosities' featuring objects, moment and memories from the Swinton archive. Artist Lowri Evans has worked with projection artists Illuminos and Salford City Council on the visuals, which asks Swinton residents: If you could only save one object, what would it be? Running every 15 minutes on both days between 5pm and 8pm, the 12-minute projection will see the entire 70-metre front façade on Chorley Road taken over by stories, featuring objects like a bike for a wedding ring, a little straw chair, and feet dangled in a fountain. Organisers say each of the stories will 'weave together in a dance of Swinton’s past, present and future' to be kept safe within the Swinton Ark. “Finding out what belongings were precious to people I bumped into was a great way to find out about them and their lives, and what they value,' artist Lowri Evans said of the project. 'Most things people cherished weren't their most expensive things, but objects with meaning or memories attached. 'I took a cart around different sites in Swinton with some objects of my own to get people talking. Over fifty people stopped by and took time to contribute to the project, and many of their stories are featured within Swinton Ar
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