This weekend some of the results from SHOP Commissions and Residencies will be screened and aired as part of STATIC at The Exchange – a fringe event as part of DATfest and Stoke Your Fires.
You will be able to see…
TALKING CITY LIVE with ASK ANNA
ARTIST: anna francis
RUNNING TIME: approx. 20mins

TALKING CITY LIVE with ASK ANNA is the final product of a commission for artist Anna Francis as part of SHOP in October 2010. This commission saw Anna develop a new piece of work with her character – ASK ANNA, The Regeneration Agony Aunt.
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CATWALK CLOTHES SWAP SOUND INSTALLATION
ARTIST: tom marshman
Friday 25 Feb – Sunday 27 Feb, played intermittently.
RUNNING TIME: 16mins
Tom Marshman carried out a residency at SHOP in Stoke Town in September 2010. The residency saw members of the public bring in items of forgotten clothing with particular memories and donate them to Tom. The stories were recorded to create this sound installation.
This sound installation is something he created with a sound artist.
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THIS WAY, THAT WAY
ARTIST: glen stoker
RUNNING TIME: approx. 8 mins

this way, that way by Glen Stoker explores the perceived disconnect for people arriving at Stoke station in knowing where the City Centre is and where Stoke Town centre is. Stoker spent two days this January talking to members of the public and asking them to simply tell him the way the Stoke Centre. The results of which are in this short film.
For more information on the screenings click here and updates to other STATIC programme visit: www.thisisexchange.co.uk