In 2022, Lucy Collins was awarded the Genesis Imaging Bursary with Nottingham Trent University for her series “Collins Conversations”, now to be shown as an expanded series in a similarly titled exhibition at The Broadway Gallery in Nottingham.
Collins created “Collins Conversations” to encourage members of the public to carry on talking about social and political issues. When Sarah Everard was horrifically kidnapped, raped and murdered in 2021, Lucy was frustrated that Sarah was no longer being spoken about after a month. She researched different women’s organisations and feminist movements that offered facts about sexual harassment and women’s inequality, which she then copied onto stickers and put up around Nottingham. The intention was to spark small but constant conversations within the community, to educate and encourage people to make a change. People also took photographs of the posters and tagged the hashtag on different social media platforms, creating a digital conversation. This work development aims to guide you through women’s inequality and public harassment, from definitions to specific facts and figures. This exhibition provides an educational opportunity to acknowledge what women face today and to encourage change.
Lucy is working on a commission with Loretta Trickett, Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Nottingham Law School, using Loretta’s recent research on public harassment. She will produce similar photographic posters to engage and educate the public and promote discussion.
‘Getting People talking, one sticker at a time.’
Collins Conversations: The Visual Art of Feminism
5th June – 11th June
Broadway Gallery
17 Heathcoat St,
Nottingham
NG1 3AL
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