Clifton Exhibition
An exhibition of work by the children has been on display in a warehouse formerly occupied by one of Hull’s fruit traders. For 200 years Humber Street, near the marina, has been home to the city’s wholesale fruit market. The fruit market was recently moved to a new home on Priory Park to make way for massive redevelopment. When the £100million plan was abandoned due to the recession, the city’s economic development company, Hull Forward, offered some of the units on temporary leases, and invited proposals from the creative industry sector. Humber Street is now home to two art galleries, a jewellery workshop, artist studios and a performance space, with more development planned. Working with Clifton’s Creative Practitioner, the children went on visits to the area; each armed with a camera and a packed lunch, and were invited to take photographs of anything that interested them. A selection of these photographs, along with drawings and quotes from the children, were printed on to large boards and displayed in one of the old fruit warehouses.
The exhibition has been open as part of events taking place during the summer, including the Clipper launch and the Freedom Festival, with hundreds of visitors admiring the work and leaving very positive comments.
The photographs can be seen here