Tales of Care and Repair was designed for people who fix things for a living or like to make and mend to share their stories of repair – from professional to DIY, and even failed attempts!
KWMC partnered with Repair Acts (UWE) to bring together community members and local residents to share their knowledge and experience of repairing objects, from cars to clothes and furniture to footwear. We gathered stories of repair, and shared views and ideas for a repair-centred declaration for Bristol and Knowle West, as part of an in-person workshop at KWMC The Factory in October 2021.
Ahead of the workshop, we live streamed an INSPIRE talk, with Teresa Dillon of Repair Acts introducing the project and talking about repair cultures and building repair-centred neighbourhoods. KWMC The Factory skills lead Fiona Dowling was in conversation with Teresa Dillon as they discussed Care and Repair. The talk can be re-watched here: https://youtu.be/BFI1LT74Cr4
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Credits
Tales of Care and Repair was led by REPAIR ACTS at the University of the West of England in collaboration with Toxics Link, India and Gambiologia, Brazil. The project was supported by the British Council’s Creative Commissions programme – a series of creative commissions exploring climate change through art, science and digital technology.
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