Number 1010355
The New Curiosity Shop
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Participant at The New Curiosity Shop |
The New Curiosity Shop was open 3 days a week in February and March 2011.
Action Factory was invited to occupy an empty shop in Blackburn town centre for three weeks as part of the LET - liberating Empty Terrain project; a creative initiative which provides funds to local authorities to put empty shops to creative use at a time of recession.
Local people were asked to come and help us create stock, with shelves devoted to "things that money can't buy" and "things that should be preserved" and "things we have lost".
Visitors were invited to spin a yarn" and contribute ideas for a final celebration event.
Some of the images taken at the shop are on flickr, please check our flickr page and the LET Blog
Lucy Jones, the creative facilitator on the project has put together a video of the work that was produced and also put to film some of the story boards that people put together. Here it is link to youtube
