{"id":6264,"date":"2019-02-20T10:42:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T10:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=6264"},"modified":"2019-04-05T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T12:26:50","slug":"johnson-launch-ships-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/johnson-launch-ships-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"‘SHIPS in the SKY’ – Professor Esther Johnson’s arts project launches at Hull Central Library on Wednesday 27 February"},"content":{"rendered":"

A launch for Professor Esther Johnson’s arts project SHIPS in the SKY<\/strong><\/a> will take place on Wednesday 27 February<\/strong> at Hull Central Library<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Led by artist and filmmaker Esther Johnson<\/strong> in partnership with Hull Libraries’ oral history project\u00a0Untold Hull<\/strong><\/a>, SHIPS in the SKY<\/strong> is a film, oral history and exhibition project <\/strong>that will uncover peoples\u2019 memories of a treasured Kingston-Upon-Hull city landmark.<\/p>\n

The focus for the project is the former Hull & East Riding Co-operative Society<\/strong>
\nstore in Jameson Street, later \u2018BHS\u2019, and the murals on and inside the building by
\nartist Alan Boyson<\/strong>, who died in 2018. The Three Ships<\/strong> mural in particular \u2013 one of the largest pieces of public art in the UK \u2013 has been loved by Esther from childhood.<\/p>\n

The central theme of the SHIPS in the SKY<\/strong> looks at how architecture shapes and is shaped by local and cultural identity<\/strong>, and on how public art can effect peoples\u2019 navigation and
\nmemories of the public realm.<\/p>\n

The life of this iconic building has had many lives \u2013 a department store, an indoor market, a dance hall, a music venue and nightclub. Memories were made there and the building has played a part in the lives of so many in Hull. On closure in 2016, the building canopy acted as shelter for the homeless and now lays empty awaiting redevelopment or demolition. During Hull’s 2017 City of Culture, the building acted as backdrop to numerous public events.<\/p>\n

SHIPS in the SKY<\/strong> aims to tell some of these stories and will culminate in an exhibition travelling to venues around Hull in late 2019, and a final project exhibition including film installation and symposium in late 2020.<\/p>\n

SHIPS in the SKY – Launch Event<\/a><\/strong>
\nHull Central Library, Albion Street HU1 3TF<\/strong>
\nWednesday 27 February 2019, 6PM – 7.30PM<\/strong>
\nThe launch has already sold out twice and has\u00a0now been moved to a larger venue with further Tickets <\/strong>available HERE<\/strong><\/a>.
\nEnter the Launch Event Giveaway Competition<\/strong> HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The launch evening will include a panel consisting of:<\/strong>
\nPhilip Andrew (architect of the former Hull Coop\/BHS building);
\nAnn, Sandra and Carole (Hull Coop Window Display Artists);
\nLeigh Bird (project research assistant);
\nPaul Dakeyne AKA Tinman (Romeo’s & Juliet’s DJ);
\nEsther Johnson (project artist\/filmmaker);
\nDave Lee (Hull writer and filmmaker) and
\nChristopher Marsden (Alan Boyson expert).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Three<\/p>\n

Find out more and follow the project:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/shipsinthesky.weebly.com<\/a>\u00a0 \u00b7 Twitter @shipsinthesky63<\/a> \u00b7 Instagram @shipsinthesky63<\/a>\u00a0 \u00b7 Facebook @ShipsInTheSkyHull<\/a><\/p>\n

SHIPS in the SKY<\/strong> is funded by the James Reckitt Library Trust<\/a> in partnership with Hull Libraries’,\u00a0with the support of the Art and Design Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, and Hull Trinity Old Boys’ Association.<\/p>\n

Esther Johnson<\/a>\u00a0is Professor of Film & Media Arts at Sheffield Hallam University. Find out more about Esther\u2019s work\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A launch for Professor Esther Johnson’s arts project SHIPS in the SKY will take place on Wednesday 27 February at Hull Central Library. Led by artist and filmmaker Esther Johnson in partnership with Hull Libraries’ oral history project\u00a0Untold Hull, SHIPS in the SKY is a film, oral history and exhibition project that will uncover peoples\u2019 memories of a treasured Kingston-Upon-Hull […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8633,"featured_media":6288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[5,1027,140,124,561,115,1025,1028,1026],"class_list":["post-6264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-art-and-design-research-centre","tag-alan-boyson","tag-esther-johnson","tag-film-research","tag-hull","tag-media-arts-research","tag-ships-in-the-sky","tag-three-ships-mural","tag-untold-hull"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2019\/02\/2019-02-JOHNSON-Ships-in-the-Sky-Launch-Hull-I.jpg?fit=890%2C290&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8oFHo-1D2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9708,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/the-role-of-public-art-esther-johnsons-ships-in-the-sky-project\/","url_meta":{"origin":6264,"position":0},"title":"The role of public art – Esther Johnson’s Ships in the Sky project","author":"Phoebe Bolton","date":"02\/12\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Four years ago when BHS went into administration and the Hull store \u2013 one of the largest in the chain \u2013 closed its doors for the last time, Esther Johnson knew she had to act quickly. 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