Hear local poet Nathan Parker’s words, as he teams up with illustrator Laura Kate Chapman, to create a botanical light projection that grows up the wall behind Revoe’s Temporary Public Square. Growth is a LeftCoast commission that explores the community’s Right To Grow in Blackpool.
Through poetry, Nathan creatively investigates how we can talk about ideas around access to green space, the importance of plants to our wellbeing, foraging and picking fruit. How can residents in a town like Blackpool connect with the natural world around us?
LeftCoast delivers highly-engaging and socially-useful arts and cultural projects in Blackpool. We discover and celebrate the everyday wisdom found in the lived experience of the town’s residents and sensitively elevate the collective skills and ideas of the people that live here through creative and purposeful endeavours.
Established in 2013, we are one of 31 Creative People and Places (CPP) programmes funded by Arts Council England. We are steered by Blackpool Coastal Housing, Blackpool Council, local cultural partners, participant volunteers and community grass roots organisations. Additionally, alongside both national and international artists, we collaborate with local creatives with intrinsic knowledge of the neighbourhoods we work in.
