Go visit the family who've made themselves a living work of art in windmill
ARTISTS who want to explore their family life have set themselves up as a live installation in a converted city windmill.
Lawrence Bradby, 41, and his partner Anna Townley, 37, are looking at how their family life fits into their lives as artists.
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Lawrence Bradby, partner Anna Townley and daughters Hope and Martha with visitor Betty Young at the converted windmill in Princess Street, Lincoln.
To explore this, they are staying in a two-storey flat in a converted windmill in Princess Street, Lincoln, with daughters Hope, 5, and Martha, 2.
This live art project, organised by the Lincoln Art Programme, started yesterday.
Visitors are invited to take part in games, drawing and conversation around the dinner table.
Mr Bradby said: "The idea is that, by having activities for children and adults together, we are hoping to create a bit of space where adults and children can be making things together.
"We are specifically interested in how parents can find the time to do the things they are interested in alongside parenting.
"Are parents always in competition with their children for time or can they somehow support what you want to do?"
The project will run until Friday and anyone interested can go along and see what the family is up to from 10am until noon.
Although the days are not planned, sessions are likely to include drawing, crafts, playing, eating and enjoying a cup of tea.
Yesterday saw visitors, the artists and their children drawing on to a paper table cloth.
Ms Townley said: "We just want to open a dialogue about how family life fits in. As artists we have to travel around and take our work, so it's not very compatible with family life, especially as our work tends to be more about events or performance."
The pair will be giving a talk on Wednesday about repetition in creativity and Thursday will see a tour of the city guided by two-year-old Martha.
Amelia Beavis-Harrison, who runs the Lincoln Art Project, said: "We invited them to come to Lincoln to be a family and artists.
"We want the residency to explore how they can show their family life to other families. They can share different experiences and show how they work to other families and whether there is any difference."
Betty Young, 79, of Ashby Avenue, Lincoln, read about the art programme in the Echo and went along.
She said: "I have enjoyed every bit of it, it's beautiful.
"I don't understand this project.
"With my kids I used to do forward rolls with them to the pantry. And they couldn't have the television on until they had learned six words."
7 Comments
by Ben, Lincoln
Wednesday, October 27 2010, 1:02PM
“@Jim/Mr Sneer
It's also to speak or write in a manner expressive of derision or scorn but that's not the point and you know it.”
by Jim, ...
Tuesday, October 26 2010, 3:07PM
“@Ben
"Sneer"
A sneer is a facial expression of scorn or disgust characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip...
you can see me????”
by Ben, Lincoln
Tuesday, October 26 2010, 2:18PM
“@Kev
Jim is insulting the people in the article and people involved in the art project, but I suppose that's OK with you is it because he's just 'expressing an opinion'?
Surprised has a point, he's always *sneering* at something but never has any suggestions himself. Which isn't surprising, given that he doesn't even know where he lives.....
BTW, his last three statements are all opinions, not two opinions and one fact. Seems you're as clueless as he is (just expressing an opinion there).”
by Kev, Lincoln
Monday, October 25 2010, 8:27PM
“@ Surprised...
...just what makes you want to insult people for no reason?
Jim is asking 3 valid questions and then expressing 1 opinion, 1 fact and then another opinion.
Where does he insult people like you do?”
by Surprised, NOT
Monday, October 25 2010, 3:31PM
“Go on then Jim, show us how it's done. Oh, what's that? You're just another Billy Bigmouth that loves to complain but can't offer up any better ideas? Have you considered a job on the Labour front bench?”
by Jim, ...
Monday, October 25 2010, 10:21AM
“How did this girl from Nottingham get to run Lincoln's Art Programme?
Where was the position advertised?
Is there a panel selecting the 'artworks'?
this whole project is so embarrassing, every different 'happening/event/performance' is just dated cliché after cliché.
Lincoln doesn't have much contemporary art, it deserves better than this!”
by Pete, Lincoln
Monday, October 25 2010, 9:29AM
“"Betty Young, 79, of Ashby Avenue, Lincoln, read about the art programme in the Echo and went along.
She said: "I have enjoyed every bit of it, it's beautiful.
"I don't understand this project.
"With my kids I used to do forward rolls with them to the pantry. And they couldn't have the television on until they had learned six words."
Whatever she's on - I'll have some, please!”