Project
Whisp
Same Sky
Celebrating 30 years of bringing people together through art making
We have been active in Brighton and Hove for thirty years, the organisation being initiated in the Moulsecoomb area of the city as a strong community arts response to tragic local events.
Going back to our roots Wild Park was the perfect location, a long, undomesticated park with a natural amphitheater.
Whisp is about celebrating the park, using it, exploring it and enjoying it. A reminder that it is there for everyone.
Six same sky artists built six large effigies. The theme for the big builds was The Senses – Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch and Balance. The builds were 2.5m high, on simple trolleys. Each effigy carried a tribute/gift comprising smaller builds that were made by various community groups and included a public making aspect in various community centres around Moulsecomb. These were lit internally.
The effigies were all displayed at Wild Park
HEARING effigy in progress by Same Sky artist Bec Britain
SIGHT effigy in progress by Same Sky artist Pattrick Bullock. During the day the adjustable mosaic glass back plate reflected the sun through his head and out of his eyes.
TASTE by Same Sky artist Jane Lyster
BALANCE by Same Sky artist Paul Render (day and night). Paul worked with Chomp & Men in Sheds (Moulsecoomb community groups) to create the decorations.
HEARING by Same Sky artist Bec Britain
Left: SMELL by Same Sky artist Kathryn Jordan. Right: TOUCH by Same Sky artist Sandrine Case
We set up our our Marquee and flags to focus attention on this part of the park
Making fun day with games and a music stage
Making fun day
Parade with marching samba’esque band, to a place where people who made small tributes in the afternoon could lay them
Part of the lit exhibition
Part of the lit exhibition
Part of the lit exhibition
Everyone was led to the amphitheater where there was a small ritual dance piece and fire sculptures
A registered charity since 1988, Same Sky has established a unique place and profile in the life of Brighton and Hove. It started as a small independent arts group centered around two job sharing animators collaborating with a range of freelance artists, often from existing visual arts and performance groups. The artistic director utilizing and melding the skills and arts practices of the various freelancers to produce the unique Same Sky brand. Same Sky has continued to broaden it’s scale and range so it now comprises a portfolio of some 20 projects a year, delivered in community or educational settings in all parts of the UK.
Thank you to The Arts Council for their support during our 30th year.