purpleSTARS

Images below show a photo-story of the purpleSTARS process used to create Pride of Place at Hackney Museum extracts below from RIX Research and Media Newsletter you can also download the article as a PDF.

Judith continued to work at Hackney Museum on the front desk.

Picture below shows purpleSTARS team presenting PRIDE OF PLACE at the University of East London with Ajay, Rufaro, Judith, Lee, Paul, Kate, Andy and Santino. Click here to see our Roots Rhythms and Records Research Wiki that led to our Pride of Place event for Hackney Museum.

Below is a cutting from Hackney local paper about the Pride of Place event on Disabled Access Day.

Poster for ‘Pride of Place’ event at Hackney Museum, part of Disabled Access Day, 2-4pm March 16th

purpleSTARS have been collaborating with RawMaterial creating music, poetry and the photos below in response to the Roots, Rhythms and Records Exhibition at Hackney Museum. They were inspired by the exhibition to create a suitcase showing Pride in their heritage containing Objects that link to the exhibition. In the suitcase is a drum and different forms of how we used to listen to Music including a record, cd, tape player and memory stick. There is Attire including a 1940’s ‘Windrush’ tie, Kente cloth head wrap and a Bob Marley Tee Shirt and Food including Jollof Rice, Jerk Chicken, Dumplings and Chillie Peppers.

purpleSTARS have been part of the Advisory group at Hackney Museum discussing ideas towards the Roots Rhythms and Records Exhbition, below is a tweet from the day.

purpleSTARS working at Hackney Museum with the Art Group creating a Sound System

purpleSTARS interviewed people attending Hackney Town Hall Windrush TeaParty you can hear some of the recordings mixed here on Soundcloud How Does Music Influence Your Life? and Ask Your Parents How They Came?