CATA – Climate Change and Waste Pickers’ is a multimedia exhibition that will showcase ‘CATA’ prints built from images captured and constructed by waste collectors in Brazil.
The artworks were created as part of WIEGO research on climate change impact and strategies in partnership with LO-ACT (Low Carbon Action in Ordinary Cities) project at the University of Sheffield.
Waste collectors are important environmental agents and participated in a Cyanotype workshop in which waste provided the raw material for image making experiments which will be on display at the exhibition.
Sound artist James Rogers will create ten pieces and a podcast inspired by the research and artworks that tells stories about place, people and materials through sound collage, exploring narratives behind the artworks in an informative and engaging way.
By inviting the public to submit stories and recordings, together with sound recorded at community waste picking actions, the pieces uncover the musicality in the urban environment and in reusing waste material.
Millennium Gallery opening times Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–5pm (closed Mondays) Sunday: 11am–4pm