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Manchester Evening News
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Ramazani Mwamba

How Salfordians can help with project to capture the historic summer of 2020

Salfordians are being asked to send in videos, pictures and poems for a project capturing the historic summer of 2020.

People who live or work in Kersal, Riverside and Irwell are being asked to document their experiences of the past few months.

The project is led by visual artists at Paradise Works - an independent, artist-led initiative providing studio and project space.

Content will be collected and edited together to make a collaborative film to be premiered at the end of the year.

The project is led by Paradise Works and Manchester International Festival (Sean McCrossan)

The call is also open to all of Salford, but the artists have chosen to focus primarily on the eastern area of the city.

It is hoped it will be a way of building a positive relationship between the community and art centre.

Visual artist Danielle Swindells said: "The aim of the project is to establish a social connection between people living in the east Salford area and the artists in Paradise Works studios - through the production of a collaborative film.

“At a time when the most socially responsible thing we can do is avoid other people, and in an era where we communicate less and less with neighbours, I felt that creating a digital project where we can learn about other people's experiences and share something personal about our journey this summer could provide a sense of connection and understanding in the face of change.

"We're thinking of it as a time capsule of this historical summer. Once the film is finished, we plan on doing a live screening event online for everyone to tune in.

“When it's safe to do so, we will eventually screen the finished film in the Paradise Works gallery space to bring the artist community and local residents together.”

Residents are encouraged to submit work that gives a sense of who they are and how they have been living during these trying times.

The dealine for submissions is August 31. Find out more here.

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