When the BRIDGE founders Pernilla Iggström and Christel Lundberg were thinking about the ethos of BRIDGE and exhibiting in Brixton, they asked themselves “What keeps the English people together? What do they all share and have in common?” The answer was a mug of tea – a cuppa! There aren’t many things a mug of tea can’t solve. “And how can we use that to bring the locals of Brixton together with BRIDGE?”
“We didn’t just want to set up an exhibition and then leave, but to explore and integrate Brixton and its community in some way. With its rich history, Brixton is really relevant to what BRIDGE is about.”
Knocking on the doors of people who are living and/or working in Brixton as a way to break the ice, Christel and Pernilla initiated conversations by asking them if they could show them their favourite tea mug and if they could take a photo of them holding it. They used this art intervention as a way to gain deeper knowledge of the community. The people they met opened up and generously shared some quite personal stories about their lives. MUG is a continuous process and the two curators are still in touch with the locals they interviewed. The curators’ experience of these encounters will be presented at BRIDGE2024 in September.
For more information about MUG and to contact Pernilla and Christel:
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