BIG LIFTA
A new work commissioned by Site Gallery,

Working collaboratively with young new arrivals to the city, to make a kite and get it airborne in a place where Sheffield meets the Peak District.

The team will be working to some basic parameters:

Only use four colours

The kite will be 1m x 1m wide

The kite must be flown accompanied by a picnic

The team will consider the kite’s shape, form and fly-ability.

Once complete, the team will head to the Peak District to enjoy the kite in its natural environment (the sky) whilst sharing a meal.

BIG LIFTA Working collaboratively with young new arrivals to the city, artist Christopher Jarratt set out to make a kite and get it airborne in a place where Sheffield meets the Peak District. The team will be working to some basic parameters: - Only use three colours. - The kite will be 1m x 1m wide. - The kite must be flown accompanied by a picnic. - The team will consider the kite’s shape, form and fly-ability. Once complete, the team took to the Peak District to enjoy the kite in its natural environment (the sky) whilst sharing a meal. Commissioned by Site Gallery. 2018. Cinematography & editing - Owen Richards. Supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Made in collaboration with ChilyPep. Christopher’s award winning work looks to the power of storytelling, imagination and fables to create new visual and physical landscapes within communities and our environment. http://www.christopherjarratt.com/

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Supported by: Chilypep, Arts Council England & Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Cinematography and stills: Owen Richards

2018