Meanwhile in Stoke Newington opened in December 2012 as
a collaborative project between Meanwhile Space and East London Furniture, supported by Hackney Council.
Transforming a former furniture shop on Stoke Newington High Street, the space has created opportunities for Hackney creatives and entrepreneurs to showcase their work, access affordable studio/workshop space and launch their business concepts.
The two latest projects to go live in the space from Saturday 2nd March are lifestyle boutique Yeradessa and creative agency TestSpace – joining the existing East London Furniture showroom/café and Meanwhile exhibition space.
Influenced and inspired by analogue lifestyle, mid-century consumerism and twentieth century nostalgia, Yeradessa offers unique items from the recent past as well as contemporary gifts, homeware and lifestyle products including instant analogue photography from Impossible Project. Yeradessa will also host weekend Polaroid photography workshops and other events throughout the month.
Test Space is a creative agency making use of temporary, short term and abandoned property to develop innovative ways to showcase artists and their work. The Test Space temporary concept store and gallery will show off the talents of illustrators, printmakers and street artists from across the UK.
LAUNCH EVENT
Join us for drinks to celebrate the official launch of Yeradessa and TestSpace in Stoke Newington on Thursday 14th March at 6.30pm – everyone welcome. Add your name to the Facebook Event
OTHER EVENTS
Yeradessa will also be hosting instant photography workshops with London’s most exciting analogue photographers:
Saturday 16th March, 2pm
INTRODUCTION TO INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY with CYRUS MAHBOUBIAN
Learn about the history of Polaroid and how to get the most out of the new generation of instant films and vintage Polaroid cameras.
This hands on workshop will give you the chance to borrow a Polaroid camera and shoot a pack of film with Cyrus on hand to show you how to get the best results – shooting portraits, still life and exploring experimental techniques.
Tickets are £30 and available here
Sunday 17th March, 12pm
EMULSION LIFT WORKSHOP with RHIANNON ADAM
Join renowned Polaroid artist Rhiannon Adam as she talks you through the simple chemical processing that allows you to manipulate your instant images onto a new medium.
Emulsion Lifting is a process particular to certain types of old Polaroid film, and the new Impossible Project films. The basic principal is that the layers of the developed photograph are separated, and with the help of water and deft fingers, the picture layer can be floated off and “lifted” onto a new surface. This creates a unique artwork, crossing the boundaries between fine art and photography, and opening up new avenues for creative alchemy!
Tickets are £30 and available here
More events and workshops to be announced soon. Join our mailing list to keep up to date.
YERADESSA CONTACT:
www.yeradessa.com / @YeahYeradessa / Facebook.com/Yeradessa
gina@yeradessa.com for hi res images and further information
07736 670 061
TESTSPACE CONTACT:
www.testspace.info /@testspaceUK / Facebook.com/TestSpace
neil@testspace.info for hi res images and further information
07919 516 377
