‘CHAMADA FROM CHICO MENDES’
Digital Art meets Afro-Brazilian carnival
Interactive Digital Carnival Installation by artist Kooj Chuhan, inspired by environmental activism stories from across the world – including Chico Mendes.
SPECIAL OPENING EVENTS SAT 28th FEB incl. Film Screening, discussion, Multimedia Music Performance, live Brazil link, interviews, poetry and free food! Full details: http://crossingfootprints.com/
at Global Grooves Centre until 21st March. 10 mins walk from Mossley station – just 20 mins train from Manchester, only £4 off-peak day return ticket! (MAP)
– 4pm: Film “TAKING ROOT: WANGARI MAATHAI” + discussion.
– 7pm: LIVE PERFORMANCE by Kooj/Holly/Leon, guided tour, poetry by Sai Murray, live link with Brazil environmentalists + Free Food!
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A digital art work inspired by Brazilian activist Chico Mendes, made up of voices, imagery and sound from across the world. Visitors encounter a range of objects which they can play like instruments, which then spark off videos, music and poetry from guest artists, documentary filmmakers and environmental activists. A pioneering attempt to combine Digital Art, Carnival, Environmental Activism and Documentary.
– 4pm-6pm: Film Screening “TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI” the activist who went on to become the first environmentalist and also the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2004). Plus talk by Kooj exploring Climate Justice, incl. discussion chaired by poet-activist Sai Murray.
– 7pm: LIVE MULTIMEDIA – MUSIC PERFORMANCE, presented by poet Sai Murray plus guided tour of the installation and a live link with Brazilian environmentalists. Free food included!
– LIVE WEBCAST – if you can’t make the evening, watch the performance, interviews, Brazil link and Poetry online! Simply tune in from 7.30pm at: http://crossingfootprints.com/
THIS EVENT IS FREE, BUT ONLINE BOOKING IS STRONGLY ADVISED. REGISTER AT:
http://crossingfootprints.com/
READ MORE ABOUT CHICO MENDES at http://crossingfootprints.com/
GUEST ARTISTS: Kooj Chuhan invited artists and activists from across the world for media contributions to create a composite work from each person’s own parallel to Chico’s story, creating an ‘exhibition within an installation’ with Afro-Brazilian layers.
READ MORE ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS at http://crossingfootprints.com/
Map for Global Grooves Arts Centre
Venue and Location: Global Grooves Arts Centre
Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne OL5 9JL.
10 mins walk from Mossley train station. Walk all the way up Micklehurst Road, find the mill via the last turning on the right before the end of the road.
Just 20 mins by train from Manchester Victoria station, costs only £4 for an off-peak day return ticket!
A project by Metaceptive Projects and Media in partnership with Global Grooves
www.metaceptive.net
www.globalgrooves.org
