It’s been one of those things I’ve been meaning to have a look at for a while. The Rea Garden, I’m on a mailing list for info and I do get the emails. However I didn’t really know where it was to be honest. I did however stumble across it on Sunday and found the exhibition ‘Shipwrecked: My Life for a Bag’
Now I’m not a follower of art (or do I pretend to understand much of it), but there’s something alluring about an abandoned building and lots of plastic bags.
So I took pictures…….
The installation is the work of the artist Claudia Borgna and does indeed involve a lot of white bin bags. Claudia can often be seen in and around the installation, so if you want to ask questions I’m sure she’ll be happy to answer them (I guess, I don’t know, but she certainly was happy to speak to me). The installation is only here for a few more days, as it closes on Sunday 28th March. I’m hoping maybe to pop up and have a go at slow shutter speeds to get a bit of movement in the images. Claudia was happy for me to take pictures and requested that she was mentioned when displaying them (which I’m very happy to do, thanks Claudia).
The Rea Garden is located at 1-8 Floodgate Street, Birmingham B5. For more info about events check out the website BehindClosedDoors