A Grand Union - Artist-Led Entanglements with Place.

Anna Francis was commissioned to write the first in a trilogy of texts, commissioned by Corridor8 for Grand Union exploring their relationship to people and place during their 15th birthday year. "Behind the Minerva Works building, beside the canal, is artist Alberta Whittle's 'The Bothy' (2022). It's a peaceful spot with an apothecary garden and colourful wooden shed designed and kitted out by Whittle, MJM Bespoke and local women as a space for dreaming up the future. Each of these women now have the keycode to the shed, so they can go there to take shelter whenever they want, whenever they need to. Alongside herbs, artworks and comfortable chairs, there is a bed here too; for dreaming needs a place to lie down. This small detail speaks of the trust, belonging, ownership and belief in people that are central values of the work..."