Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Beautiful Sunday is a sculptural installation that celebrates ‘all the dance floors of Folkestone’ by marking out their size one-to-one on a huge stage set in the middle of the derelict gasworks site. Visitors are invited to stand on the stage and remember (if they are local residents) the dance floors - many of which are no longer active. The stage is energised by a huge screen showing a newly made film that documents a line dance indigenous to Glasgow: The Slosh.
After researching the Ship Street gasworks site, the artist was inspired by the thought of the communal energy and life of the social club that remained active for local residents on the derelict site long after the works ceased production. She also realised that a significant affinity between dancing in Glasgow
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk...
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
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Beautiful Sunday is a sculptural installation that celebrates ‘all the dance floors of Folkestone’ by marking out their size one-to-one on a huge stage set in the middle of the derelict gasworks site. Visitors are invited to stand on the stage and remember (if they are local residents) the dance floors - many of which are no longer active. The stage is energised by a huge screen showing a newly made film that documents a line dance indigenous to Glasgow: The Slosh.
After researching the Ship Street gasworks site, the artist was inspired by the thought of the communal energy and life of the social club that remained active for local residents on the derelict site long after the works ceased production. She also realised that a significant affinity between dancing in Glasgow
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk...
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
Follow us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativefolk...
Instagram: instagram.com/creativefstone
Twitter: twitter.com/CreativeFstone
#CreativeFolkestone #FolkestoneTriennial #Triennial21 #JacquelineDonachie
