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EXHIBITIONS
STATE OF THE ART Birthright: Journeys of Reconnection, Rainmaker Gallery, until 6 November This exhibition brings together two artists from different backgrounds who share a common experience. It documents the ongoing journeys of cultural reconnection by Wiradjuri and British painter Jasmine Coe and Muscogee (Creek) and AustrianAmerican textile artist Melinda Schwakhofer. Both artists grew up geographically and culturally separated from their respective Indigenous families. Reaching out to their estranged communities has profoundly affected their creative expression. Through textile, painting and printmaking, art has provided a vehicle for cultural exploration, self-determination, selfrealisation and a sense of belonging. In a post-colonial world, millions of people find themselves growing up at distance from their ancestral homelands. The show is dedicated to all people experiencing journeys of cultural disconnection or reconnection. • rainmakerart.co.uk Image: Breathe, by Melinda Schwakhofer
Coming Up for Air: Stephen Gill – A Retrospective, Arnolfini, throughout November Arnolfini is currently celebrating over thirty years of extraordinary practice from Bristol-born photographer Stephen Gill, drawing together new previously un-exhibited work, alongside works from other iconic series including Hackney Flowers, Buried, Talking to Ants, Night Procession, Pigeons, Coexistence and Coming up for Air. Also featuring the first UK presentation of images from award winning photographic series and book The Pillar, the exhibition will explore Gill’s rich sense of place, leading us through the flea markets and towpaths of Hackney Wick in London, to his current rural surroundings amidst the Swedish countryside. Free entry. Exhibition slots bookable in advance. Walk-ins may be available on the day. • arnolfini.org.uk
32 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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Image: From The Pillar 2015 – 2019 © Stephen Gill
NOVEMBER 2021
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No 204
