The Long Table

On Thursday 13 July 2023 artists from the Material Matters Collective held a Long Table discussion at the Bridewell Gallery as part of our exhibition Here to Become.

The Long Table is a dinner party structured by etiquette, where conversation is the only course. The inspiration for this format comes from the work of the US duo Split Britches.

Warm thanks to all the guests who accompanied us in this incredible evening of conversation – respectful, insightful, and often funny – but powerfully responding to our menu for the night devised by MM artist Silvia Battista:

LONG TABLE MENU at the BRIDEWELL GALLERY, LIVERPOOL 13.07.23

Appetizers

A line has two sides – do we need to look at the middle?
Is the highest or the lowest our common dominator?

Main Courses

Balance, relations in time and space, how important are they in dealing with change?
Is the artist’s duty to process the tragedies of our times and transform pain into action and hope?
Are inherited traditions and symbols triggers for change or hinders for becoming?

Desserts/Digestives

Can we feel without being touched?
Who are our hanging ghosts?

HERE TO BECOME was a Liverpool Independents Biennial Exhibition by MATERIAL MATTERS Collective taking place at Bridewell Studios Liverpool.