The long waited weighted gathering (2021). Photo: Michael Pollard.
As the Manchester International Arts Festival continues into its final weeks, we decided to take a look at some of the best contemporary art interventions happening around the city.
From an installation by Forensic Architecture on the occasion of the group’s 10th anniversary, to the transformation of a Jewish synagogue into a meditation on community and history, here are five must-see works.
Captioning The City (2021)
“Captioning the City” by Christine Sun Kim adorns Selfridges in Manchester as part of the Manchester International Arts Festival. Photo: Fabio De Paola/PA Wire.
The US-born, Berlin-based artist Christine Sun Kim has installed massive text-based works all around the city of Manchester. The phrases she’s chosen, like “The sound of searching for seating,” allude to her experience as a deaf person, navigating a world that is designed for non-disabled people.