The Millennium Gallery has opened a new multimedia exhibition that is inspired by local water infrastructures across sites in Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
‘Ways of Water’, by Matterlurgy, opened today, 15 February, to the public and will be and open to visit until the 25 May 2024.
The exhibition includes multi-channel film, sounds and photos that celebrate the earliest access to water and the relics associated.
The artist duo, made up of Helena Hunter and Mark Peter Wright, said: “We hope the exhibition invites visitors to contemplate their relationship to water and the social and political contexts that affect it.”
The exhibition highlights the efforts of Hannah Bowman, who was a resident in Youlgreave, Derbyshire during the cholera outbreak in 1832.
She campaigned for clean water for local residents and still, today, the village retains its own private water supply and holds an annual celebration giving thanks to water.
Matterlurgy said: “We are interested in questions of what and who is remembered or forgotten within an environmental health crisis and how art practice can animate the precarious conditions of water health today and in the future.”
Arts Catalyst and Sheffield Museums have come together to present two exhibitions that explore local landscapes. An exhibition named Skylarking will open at Soft Ground, Sheffield, on 22 February.
Alison Morton, Head of Exhibitions at Sheffield Museums says: “We’re thrilled to be working with Matterlurgy as part of our wider collaboration with Arts Catalyst across Millennium Gallery and Soft Ground.”
The exhibition is being held in the Millennium Gallery’s main exhibition space and is free to visit.
