Join us on July 10th at Stockroom for a special launch event celebrating Emotional Biodiversity, an exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist and award-winning filmmaker Di Mainstone. Featuring an exclusive artist talk and panel with Di Mainstone herself, the event offers a unique chance to hear directly from the artist about the themes explored and the creative process behind Emotional Biodiversity. Following the talk, you’ll be among the first to experience the new immersive exhibition.

Speakers:

Di Mainstone, International artist and filmmaker
Mandy Wigby, Greater Manchester-based electronic musician, composer and producer
Nicholas Delap, Stockport-based digital artist

Chaired by Lucy Rose Sollitt, FutureEverything Creative Director and followed by conversation and audience Q&A

Developed with Stockport residents and an interdisciplinary creative team from the Greater Manchester area, Emotional Biodiversity is set in a speculative future where Stockport has been abandoned due to flooding. It follows a fictional character ‘The Last,’ a lone wanderer searching for sacred bulbs that hold the lost voices of the town’s past inhabitants.

The screen-based artwork features a sequence of 3D scanned, decorated bulbs and roots, organic forms that have been transformed into otherworldly digital designs. Each bulb and root symbolises each participant’s connection to Stockport and their personal link to the community and environment. Paired with a powerful audio installation featuring personal stories of connection, loss, and resilience.

This event is free but places are limited and places will need to be booked in advance. Click the link below to secure a spot.