Exhibition

OPEN FOR BUSINESS by Eleanor Wemyss

20 Jun 2012 – 1 Jul 2012

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Opening Hours 12 - 6pm

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Latymer Projects

London, United Kingdom

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS by Eleanor Wemyss Exhibition Open 20 June — 1 July. Opening Hours: 12 -6pm Opening Event: Tuesday 19 June 6 — 9pm. Eleanor Wemyss' site-specific practice takes as its starting point a specific locale and period in time. Working intimately with local archives and official records whilst collecting first hand accounts, her work pieces together forgotten and fragmented narratives of community and place. In Open for Business, Wemyss traces the relationships between businesses and local residents on Latimer Road, and the role these shops have played in creating a sense of belonging and collective memory in the local area. The show brings to light ways of life unknown by younger generations, such as the “soapsud “culture of the 1930s. At this time, six laundries owned by three families all sat within a third of a mile of each other on Latimer Road. A focal point for the community, these businesses provided a semi-public space where people could share information, advice and local stories. Along with creative works by Colville Primary School children that imagine new uses for empty shops, the exhibition brings together archival objects, documents and recorded memories that Wemyss has accumulated during her research process. EVENTS: Family Day - Saturday 23 June 2—4 pm Come along and have a chat to the artist and organizers. Children from Colville Primary School who have made artworks and their parents are especially invited to join us. Special Event - Saturday 30 June 2—6pm This event will mark the end of Latymer Projects Event Programme - we hope everyone who has been involved can make it over to celebrate what we've all achieved!

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