“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.
Now put the foundations under them.” — Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Now put the foundations under them.” — Henry David Thoreau, Walden
SHIPS in the SKY is a social history arts project by Esther Johnson, that examines the effects of the Hull Co-op building and THREE SHIPS on geographical and historical local identity, and peoples’ navigation of the unique public realm of Hull City Centre.
The central theme looks at how buildings and public art can be crucial for civic place and memory-making. For instance, Alan Boyson's THREE SHIPS mural has an explicit connection to Hull’s fishing and maritime heritage. A 360 degree social history portrait of the Co-op and BHS store is being created through memories contributed from architects and construction workers, shoppers and employees, and club goers to the buildings Skyline Ballroom, later Bailey’s nightclub and then Romeo’s & Juliet’s. |
The project includes:
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Below: Images from the first project interview with C.W.S. and Hull Co-op architect E.P. Andrew, which lead to the discovery of a third Alan Boyson mural in Hull.
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The R&D project phase has been funded by James Reckitt Library Trust
in partnership with Untold Hull at Hull Libraries, and with the support of the Art and Design Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and Hull Trinity House Old Boys' Association |
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