The State Of Belfast

The State of Belfast uses Grenfell by Steve McQueen as a stepping off point to address the inherent injustices and inequality as well as issues of race and poverty which are inextricably linked to the Grenfell tragedy. The State of Belfast explores how these same conditions exist in Belfast and how we might collectively address them.

Throughout the duration of the project the galleries will be invigilated by PPR Activists whose communities have been impacted by housing stress.This multi-faceted project draws connections between art practice and housing rights activism through an extensive public programme of talks, tours, screenings.Included within the exhibition is StreetSpace at QUB which tackles Northern Ireland’s housing crisis through design-led, human-centred research in partnership with PPR through the Change Stories project. Students engage with communities, exploring housing, home, and neighbourhood through storytelling and ethnography.Commissioned as part of The State of Belfast is a new film by Marta Dyczkowska - Hearsay at Point Zero which can be viewed in our Sunken Gallery that explores life at the heart of Belfast City Centre amid the relentless tides of redevelopment and neoliberal transformation.

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