Soundwaves exhibition at Watney Market Library...

Please come and read and listen to all the amazing and curious things local people have been saying about Shadwell - past, present and future!

The exhibition runs from May 21st to June 16th, with consultation events on Thursday May 24th 6-8pm and Saturday May 26th 2-4pm. This will be YOUR chance to comment on the project so far, and to make YOUR contribution - refreshments will be served - DON'T BE SHY!

Watney Market Library can be found about half way down Watney Market, on the right if you're coming from the Commercial Road end... The full address is Watney Market Library, 30-32 Watney Market, London, E1 2PR

Updated design for Shadwell Soundwaves benches!

Here is a picture of the updated design for the Shadwell Soundwaves benches. The stone benches will have glass panels with lights coming out of them... The light will change colour when people walk past according to a preprogrammed sequence, and also at different times of the year, e.g. religious festivals.

So far the artist has been working with... Bangladeshi Youth Movement, Docker’s Club, Watney Market Library Book Group, LinkAge Plus at Sonali Gardens, Tarling Residents’ Association, Somali Action Forum, residents at Lady Mico's Almshouses and parents at Bigland Primary School, and having lots of interesting conversations about life in Shadwell, past and present!

Make sure you don't miss your chance to contribute YOUR thoughts about Shadwell, whatever they are - POST TO THE BLOG!

Welcome to the Shadwell Soundwaves Art Project

Do you live in or near Shadwell?

Do you have memories of coming to, living in or working in the East End?

Would you like the chance to contribute to a colourful new work of art at the centre of the community?

THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!

The Shadwell Soundwaves will be a series of six stone benches at the centre of Tarling Heights and Watney Piazza, Toynbee Housing Association’s new flats, shops and park for local people, just next to Watney Market.

Artist David Little will be talking to local people about their memories and experiences of living and working in or near Shadwell. Words and sayings from these conversations will be carved onto the benches, creating a sense of community and shared experience. The artwork will become a positive symbol for the area: the history of the docks and stories of migration, personal journeys and hopes for the future...