A collaborative portrait of the city through photography and music. Over four years artist and musician Chris Butler and photographer Will Grundy travelled regularly between the UK and the vibrant German city. Their encounters and the new relationships they formed there inspired a 9 track album featuring a range of Manchester musicians and a 150 page photo book designed by Daren Newman. The publication includes song lyrics and bi-lingual essays responding to the work.
The project exhibited at The Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester after launching to a sell out crowd in the Grand Hall of the gallery. Presenting themes of isoloation, voyeurism, escape and disorientation, We Are Willow selected works from the gallery’s collection that both evoked the experiences of Berlin and corresponded with the music and photography created there.
wearewillow.com/portfolio-item/berlin/
CREATIVE | Chris Butler & Will grundy
PHOTOGRAPHY | Will Grundy
DESIGN | Daren Newman
22 x 22cm 150 page hardback book, with foil pressed logos on 5 GF Smith' paper stocks -
Colorplan Real Grey
Colorplan New Blue
Heaven 42
Munken Pure
Colorplan Citrine
Featuring 53 colour plates, song lyrics, 2 essays responding to the project and 9 track album on CD.
Includes unlimited streaming of
BERLIN
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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WE ARE WILLOW Manchester, UK
Creative studio and multidisciplinary arts collective, collaborating on projects engaging in cultural, commercial and community interest on a national and international scale.
