Monday 24 January 2011

Week one of the residency





Following on from Roma’s discovery of St Basil's, it’s been a jam packed week, beginning with a 3.30 am trip to Digbeth coach station to pick up our second artists Christian Costa last Wednesday morning.  Since then we have taken artists on various walks around Digbeth as well as introducing them to the Central Library and their studio spaces at The Lombard Method. We have also played scrabble and attended openings at art spaces such as VINYL and TROVE.    I was keen to witness  Polish/Italian food shopping, Chris spent more time choosing the correct olive oil then selecting the wine, it was an education for me, resulting in some exquisite Italian cuisine, thanks Chris!  On the subject of food, we had a lovely meal on Friday evening with the artists and members of Polish Expats Association at Cafe Soya.  

During these early days of the residency Kamila has developed an interest in the Birmingham coat of arms and perticualrly the moto for the city 'Forward' which has now developed into a mild obsession amongst all of us!  I now feel the need to photograph any kind of reference to the coat of arms whenever we come across it.  The design is situated on street signs, lamp posts, and even graffiti all over the city.  There was a comical moment where upon discovering the coat of arms on a bin on New Street Kamila, Chris and I spent a little too long staring at it much to the amusement of passersby.


Meal on Friday evening with the artists and members of Polish Expats Association at Cafe Soya.  

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