We are here because you were there

WearememberoftheContemporarySpecialInterest GroupoftheRPSwhoresideinEastAnglia.Itisa largegeographicareacoveringfromtheM25upto theWashandthewesternedgeofCambridgeshire,

Theparticipantsaresmallinnumberandspreadall overtheregion.WemeetmonthlyviaZoomandtry toproducebodiesofworktwiceperyearthatwe exhibitvirtually.

Theproblemwithvirtualexhibitionsisthequalityof imagerendition.Thiszineisanattempttodojustice totheworkproduced

Weareherebecauseyouwerethere. ThisthemeistakenfromthetitleofabookbyIan SanjayPatel“We’reherebecauseyouwerethere: ImmigrationandtheendofEmpire”.

Theintentofthisgroupistointerpretoursetthemes withoutnecessarilytakingtheliteralinterpretation. Thisthemeprovedtobechallengingandprovide diverseresponsesfromtheartists.

BarryBadcockARPS

InmyseventiesnowIlivedforthefirst57yearsinone place,acity.Wetooktheplungetomovetoavillage.I feelthatthesephotosshowobjectsthatsupportvillage lifebecausewearethere.

youwerethere

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