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Artist in Residence

Artist in Residence

Artist in Residence follows some of the UK's leading artists who spend time in various locations, producing new work in response to what they find.

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StatusEnded
Original NameArtist in Residence
First Air DateJuly 22, 2018
Last Air DateAugust 5, 2018
Seasons1
Episodes3
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production Companies
NetworksChannel 4
The Shopping Centre
S01E03

The Shopping Centre

Darkly sweet social commentary is at the core of artist Rachel Maclean's multi-media fantasy worlds. In the final part of the strand in which artists immerse themselves in unlikely and fascinating places, Rachel Maclean spends a month living night and day in the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham. Occupying a shop and meeting visitors and workers, Rachel finds out if consumerism really does make dreams come true. During her residency she creates an extraordinary new piece of art - a short film that introduces a large, furry pink rabbit to the people of Birmingham, and poses the question R U satisfied?

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