Place:Work:Potential

Inaugural Exhibition & Events at no.25
25/10/24-25/01/25

Works by HARI's Summer Programme Responsive Micro-Residency Artists

Our initial home was in a public-facing meanwhile shop, courtesy of Prospect Shopping Centre and AxisWeb. It was a great space for connecting artists and the public through residencies and events, and for HARI to trial a variety of ways to operate, but in February 2024 we were given 3weeks notice to vacate due to change of ownership – an example of the precarity faced by artist-led projects.

Fortunately, we were introduced to Seb and the building at Francis Street/Caroline Place, and immediately fell for the charms of its space, light, and post-war industrial architecture. We are excited by the opportunities this new space offers for HARI to create even greater opportunities for artists to develop ideas, network, produce and share.

HARI used the RE-VIEW residency period and exhibition as a vehicle for considering what this new space can enable us to do, exploring ideas around how we disseminate artists’ research & experimentation with audiences.

RE-VIEW Exhibition: 25th October 2024-25th January 2025

Visit the exhibition of brilliant audio, visual and written artworks made in response to the fantastic space,

12-4pm Thursdays and Saturdays & Events

Micro Residency Artists: 25 Residencies x 25hrs access each

HARI engaged artists across a range of practices and interests to celebrate this new premises in all of its post-abandonment glory, by responding to both the physical presence and possibilities of the space.

In reference to the building’s number, from mid-July to mid-October HARI made the space available to each artist for 25hours, in whatever configuration worked for them. Some of the artists made their pieces on site, whilst others worked with it predominantly as reference.