Co-create an experimental video artwork....

From the scientific origins of the rainbow and its associations across time and popular culture, join Union Chapel's artist in residence, Guillaume Vandame, for a free workshop discussing the past year and exchanging stories and ideas around the rainbow and its histories.

Alongside his project to collect handmade rainbow artworks this past year, Vandame was inspired to explore how the personal and shared histories of the rainbow through crowd-sourced imagery, videos and stories. What kind of narratives on the rainbow might emerge through a collective exchange of information?

Within this two hour workshop, Vandame will spend the first hour introducing his practice and inviting participants to share their experiences from the past year. There will be a short break followed by a series of thematic rapid-fire questions and collective discussions around five themes:

• 1) the science, phenomenon and origins of the rainbow

• 2) the symbolism of the rainbow across world cultures

• 3) the rainbow in fine art and art history

• 4) the rainbow as a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community

• 5) the rainbow and its associations with the NHS.

The conversations will be recorded and participants will be invited to follow up with related content to help shape and co-create an experimental video artwork by Vandame launching with Union Chapel in January 2021!

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This workshop is also running on 9th December at 6pm

This workshop is funded by the London Community Response Fund and is part of Union Chapel's Creative Empowerment Programme, for the community:

This November, Union Chapel is offering a range of online digital projects, a creative and empowering programme of creativity, heritage, sharing stories, social change and practical skills for people from all backgrounds.