R3: Re-use, Re-make, Re-think

The School of Arts and Humanities and the Centre for Cultural Ecologies in Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield are thrilled to announce Re³, a group exhibition held as part of Cultures of Climate taking place at the Sovereign Design House from Friday 4 April to Tuesday 29 April.

One of the most important features of the School of Arts and Humanities is the support students and academics receive from the technical teams. Their expertise drives innovation in thinking and making across all subject areas.

The technical team is a highly accomplished group of practitioners. This group show features contributions from five members of technical staff who present work that showcases their skills and ideas, bringing to life creative innovation in fashion, textiles, film and sculpture.

This exhibition is part of the Cultures of Climate programme for the academic year 2024-2025. The work on display foregrounds strategies and practices of re-using, re-making and re-thinking across a range of areas often involving everyday but extraordinary practices. Each piece explores how we can re-imagine and re-use materials in ways that are both innovative, ethical and aesthetic.

Themes encompass variations of traditional craft techniques, the spatial practices of walking, digital innovations with film and navigating contemporary innovation in the context of the climate crisis.