art collective has become a big part of the art world and how long they have been a part of the art world and not always recognised. there is and not always recognised. there is a tradition behind and not always recognised. there is a tradition behind this and not always recognised. there is a tradition behind this that - and not always recognised. there is a tradition behind this that goes - a tradition behind this that goes right back to the earliest 20th century in a way, artists forming themselves into movements, but i think it s become all the more important in recent years, and perhaps it s particularly meaningful at a time like this after lockdowns and pandemics and so on. this feels like such a great moment to be celebrating collectivity in our practice. 1 celebrating collectivity in our ractice. . ., , ., ., practice. i wandered a bit about how ou went practice. i wandered a bit about how you went looking practice. i wandered a bit about how you went looking for practic
gentle/radical organised events| systems. cardiff based collective i gentle/radical organised events in their local area at riverside to rethink how we can live together in a more equitable way. gentle/radical primary focus is the neighbourhood we are in. and whilst a good number of us live in riverside and some of us very close by our interest in what does it mean to have a long term presence in a place? gentle radical was established in 2016. ,, . , ., ., 2016. since then it s evolved and shifted over 2016. since then it s evolved and shifted over the 2016. since then it s evolved and shifted over the years 2016. since then it s evolved and shifted over the years today - 2016. since then it s evolved and shifted over the years today we i 2016. since then it s evolved and i shifted over the years today we are around 12, 13 different associates and collaborators within the group. working cross notjust creative practice but also a whole range of disciplines for the community devel
activist groups would start to ask us to give them a hand with visuals. again, we were very much part of that community, so we are not working for people, it s kind of ourselves as well, and for about two years, there was a real push for political causes that we felt very strongly about, so the two main ones would ve been the abortion law and marriage equality. we didn t really see that as an artistic practice, it was more of us campaigning for equal rights, really, but they were all campaigns that were quite personal to us, so we always felt like we were part of the communities we were working with and for. black were part of the communities we were working with and for. working with and for. black obsidian sound system working with and for. black obsidian sound system are working with and for. black obsidian sound system are a working with and for. black obsidian sound system are a london-based l sound system are a london based collective who use their sound system to connect
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