ryebank fields: living remnants

For a showing in K-House Gallery in Manchester, I re-ealted my graduate film and retitled it Ryebank Fields: Living Remnants so as to better suit the exhibtion space.

I have recorded my exploration of Ryebank Fields, rewilded green space in Chorlton, Manchester. Merging first hand experiences alongside written reports of the space, I compare these methods of research and their influence on the relationship between place and people. These interwoven images - from both lively, emotional responses and rigid, 'objective' facts - not only parallel the conflicting influences on Ryebank's future, but contribute to them.

September 2022 ; 3:16

Manchester Metropolitan University owns the land and plans to sell it to property developers, despite protest from the locals who deeply value and protect the space. Learning from the local community and from written reports done on behalf of the university, my film presents encounters with the space that present both the fear and hope for its uncertain future. Engaging with this local space is a small way to reclaim agency over our future in a world where the climate crisis seems unmanageable.

The fight still continues! Please support the campaign to save Ryebank Fields if you can. For more information visit:

https://saveryebankfields.co.uk/ * FRIENDS OF RYEBANK FIELDS

I had the pleasure of creating an installation space at my degree show at Manchester School of Art, where I brought my work into a physical space to allow physical reactions and immersion to my outcome. I projected my animation onto Polychiffon and 3D printed twigs (whose models were taken from scanned twigs from Ryebank).

I also recorded the processes throughout this project, including the research and experiences that culminated into my final outcome.