Art / Exhibitions
Cranberry farm in centre for Bristol Biennial
From cranberries grown in the fountains on the centre to buses leaving from nearby and dropping you off at a mystery location from where you have to find your way home, next month’s Bristol Biennial promises some intriguing events.
From September 12 to 21, dozens of artists will be taking part in this year’s festival.
St Andrew’s Park and the Northern Slopes in Knowle West will play host to an ancient uprising of Grass Men, with performance and sculptures by Ashley Peevor.
A gig in a secret location will be hosted by artist collective Sondryfolk, aiming to reclaim usually overlooked parts of the city.
Neon artwork I’m Staying by Shaun C Badham, currently on the side of the Arnolfini, will move to the Folk House, which on September 12 will be hosting a free party to launch the Biennial and switch on the lights.
Meanwhile, fountains in the city centre will be transformed into a temporary cranberry farm where artists Hanna and Julia Rohn will be highlighting both the aesthetics and politics of mass food production.
And Ting-Tong Chang will be hoping to convince willing participants to be blindfolded, board a bus in central Bristol, be dropped off at a mystery location and find their way home from the outskirts of the city all in the name of art.
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