Talking Shop Blackburn with Darwen
Group portrait by Vaishakhi Chhotai-Doshi
Talking Shop in Blackburn with Darwen brought together the unique experiences of artists Kaspar Wimberley and Martina von Holm, who spent an intense two week period of engagement meeting with shopkeepers of Audley Range. This culminated in a 100 page publication, called The Heroes of Audley Range and includes a photograph taken in the middle of a busy street which was closed for 15 minutes, of 40 shopkeepers and their families to visually demonstrate the businesses coming together for one purpose.
You can download the publication that came out of the project here.
In Blackburn the project was developed through a steering group including neighbourhood management, community enterprise, and employment pathfinder and arts development.
