'Last (Chance)' (2021) brought together a series of sculptural, photographic and Artists Moving Image works created over a 10yr period as part of a retrospective exhibition during the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow (COP26).
DATES: 31st October - 7th November 2021
Artists Talk:
'Last (Chance)' 2021 // Youtube
‘...collective experiences of ecological grief may coalesce into a strengthened sense of love and commitment to the places, ecosystems and species that inspire, nurture and sustain us. There is much grief work to be done, and much of it will be hard. However, being open to the pain of ecological loss may be what’s needed to prevent such losses from occurring in the first place’
Neville Ellis (University of Western Australia) & Ashlee Cunsolo (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
‘Hope and Mourning in the Anthropocene: Understanding ecological grief’
Location:
The works were displayed on the ground floor of the Pipe Factory in Glasgow. A space built by William White and Sons in 1877, as a clay smoking pipe factory. At the height of demand, the factory produced up to 14,000 clay pipes a day and had a workforce of 500. It closed its doors in 1955.
The Pipe Factory, 42 Bain St, Glasgow, G40 2LA
Context: https://ukcop26.org
The COP26 summit brought parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The UK is committed to working with all countries and joining forces with civil society, companies and people on the frontline of climate change to inspire climate action both before and after COP26.
‘Last (Chance)’ 2021 @ The Pipe Factory was made possible thanks to the support of private donors, former commissioners and the following sponsors as part of a crowdfunding appeal:
Rachael Howard
Alan Gignoux
Michelle Rowley
Patrick Gallagher
Sarah Males
Edward Lamb
Tree Gray
Centriforce
Andrew Ab
Colin Simpson
Olly Armstrong
Charlotte Corrie
Friction Arts
Lizzy Maries
Maria Papadimitriou
Cindy Woolston
Curve Gallery
Mark McNulty
Sally Medlyn
Lesley Elizabeth
Claude Schryer
Wendy Brawer
Sarah Perks
Spencer John Davis
Jacqui Priestley
Jenny Porter
The Walker Art Gallery
Claire Glare
Mary Parkinson
Katy Roberts-Dempsey
Laura Sillars
Victoria Haire
Lucy Byrne
Deborah Weinreb
METAL
Gill Curry
Pete Yeo
Victoria Garden
Tessa Normand
Sara-Jayne Parsons
Kate Stewart
Alastair Shields
Gillian Probert
Andy Minnis
Tony Harris
Susan Comer
Claire Macdonald
June Uppal
Claire Tymon
Maria Brewster
Andrew Dwerryhouse
Beth Harvey
Gill Bird
Fiona Young
Hc Donnelly
Ellie Corsie
Janice Murray
Laura Campbell
Julie McCarthy
Nathan Jones
Jeni McConnell
Bexy
Ann Bukantas
Stephanie Power
Eden Arts
Cheltenham Trust and The Wilson Art Gallery
Lucy R. Lippard
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