Date/Time
12th January 2023 - 5th February 2023
11:00am - 6:00pm
Location
228 Chingford Mount
Categories
100 Days of Groceries is a love-letter to our local greengrocers, fruit & veg stands, butchers, deli’s, corner shops and bakeries along our high streets.
13TH Jan – 6th Feb 2023
228 Chingford Mount Road, Chingford Mt, E4 8JL
Opening Times:
Wed – Sun 11:00AM – 6:00PM (TBC)
Event/Workshop and Activity Schedule TBC
Private View: 6:00PM – 9:00PM Thurs 12th January 2023 (TBC)
Refreshments provided.
From Thursday 12th January to Sunday 6th February, 228 Chingford Mount will be exhibiting a preview show of silkscreen prints showcasing the images and stories of five high street shops local to Chingford Mount and Walthamstow, made by artist Neeli Malik (b.1998, London) in conjunction with Waltham Forest Arts & Culture.
100 Days of Groceries is a project that captures not only the history of where a shop may stand, but the voices and stories of the people running them. It explores the culture of the ‘food shop’ in a given community and repositions the importance of the high street through a collection of thirteen colourful photographic silkscreen prints that capture the simple, yet vibrant beauty of high street storefronts. These artworks have been produced following conversations and collaborations with local stores and will be exhibited alongside their corresponding transcribed interviews.
“The artworks and accompanying interviews in this project all tell a variety of stories: of community strength; of business entrepreneurship, of multicultural diversity, of struggles and hardships, of anxieties in uncertain times. Stories of where they started, where they’re going, and of hopes for the future. It paints a picture through the lens of the food shop.”
– Neeli Malik, artist
In the coming months we will be releasing a programme of activities and events to the local community, including printmaking and photography workshops for kids and adults alike.
This show has been made possible by Waltham Forest Art & Culture’s ‘Make it Happen’ grants.