{"product_id":"boomtown-festival-2026-rushmoor-placemaking-project","title":"Boomtown Festival 2026 - Rushmoor placemaking project","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"comp-ml5tgvk6\" class=\"ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-ml5tgvk6 wixui-rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-ml5tauyy\" class=\"ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-ml5tauyy wixui-rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCommissioned to create a window for the 'Botanica' area of Boomtown festival through Boomtown festival, the Army Welfare Service and Artswork, as part of the young cultural changemaker's programme. Lead artist, Abi Smith (folklore artist) and myself (textiles specialist) led a series of workshops with children, young people and the Dandelion Collective to create an installation based on community, connection and symbiotic relationships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eYouth voice led, the final piece showed a forest floor with variety of woodland fauna including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003egiant mushrooms made with shibori heat treated fabric and layered, slashed textile stalks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eprinted, layered and machine stitched grasses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ehand stitched mossy hoops on a tree stump with free motion machined rings on felt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003egiant leaves with hand stitched embroidery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epainted, textured clay snails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ewoven roots and shoots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLED mycellium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe piece showed another dimension at night - an amazing night illumination with a trippy edge to it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiece will go on to be displayed as part of “Hope – Youth Voices for Change”, a major exhibition at Mall Galleries, London (8 – 24 January 2027).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-mkznwic1\" class=\"ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-mkznwic1 wixui-rich-text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ZoeGibbons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44348910928052,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1246\/6919\/files\/06979c79-d7c6-49fd-bdaf-87e1cde0a39d.jpg?v=1786978541","url":"https:\/\/zoegibbons.com\/products\/boomtown-festival-2026-rushmoor-placemaking-project","provider":"ZoeGibbons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}