Ain Bailey, Nabihah Iqbal and Nadine Noor Ahmad
An evening of music from Ain Bailey (sound artist and DJ), Nabihah Iqbal (Ninja Tunes, NTS Radio, BBC Residency) and Nadine Noor Ahmad (Pxssy Palace, LESBIENNALE).
Workshop: RESOLVE Collective Emotional Mapping
‘Emotional Mapping’ was a workshop led by design collective RESOLVE, responding to the work of Studio Voltaire’s current exhibition by artist William Scott. William Scott self-identifies as an architect as well as an artist, reimagining the social topography of his hometown of San Francisco which re–emerges as the utopian ‘Praise Frisco’: a safe and gleaming neighbourhood. In this spirit, participants were invited to build a new, collective narrative of the local area: one that focuses on people and neighbourhoods, aiming to strengthen community ties and build resilience – much needed priorities in our rapidly changing cities. RESOLVE is an interdisciplinary design collective that combines architecture, engineering, technology and art to address social challenges.
Film Screening: Medicine For Melancholy, written and directed by Barry Jenkins
A special screening of acclaimed director Barry Jenkins’s first feature film, Medicine for Melancholy (2009). A love story of bikes and one-night stands told through two African-American twenty-something’s dealing with issues of class, identity, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority in rapidly gentrifying San Francisco — a city with the smallest proportional black population of any other major American city.
Claudia Williams, NOON NOON NICE NICE, 23 November 2021
This public event followed a month-long period where Claudia Williams had been working in residence at Studio Voltaire, as well as leading workshops with One Trust and Lansdowne School. Williams’ unique drawing language makes reference to her love of Reggae, Soul and R&B music — including Bob Marley and The Wailers and Al Green. Her works on paper include self portraits, depictions of family members including her sister Dionne and mother Elaine, and London. This event is part of the public programme accompanying our current exhibition by William Scott and is produced in collaboration with ActionSpace.
