Martin Parr’s Black Country Stories – Mark goes to Mongolia
Martin Parr’s second film for Multistory: Mark goes to Mongolia tells the extraordinary story of Mark Evans – pigeon auctioneer, breeder and entrepreneur – based in Moxley in the Black Country. This film documents Mark’s trip to Baotou in Inner Mongolia, in November 2012, where pigeon breeding, pigeon racing and Mark Evans are hugely popular.
The film is part of the Black Country Stories body of work commissioned by Multistory to document life in the Black Country.
Martin Parr’s Black Country Stories – Teddy Gray’s Sweet Factory
Magnum photographer Martin Parr returns to working with moving images in this wonderfully engaging documentary about Teddy Gray’s sweet factory in Dudley in the West Midlands.
Established in 1826, Teddy Gray’s has always been a family owned and run business. Five generations have worked and contributed towards the business of keeping the traditional, hand-made methods of sweet making alive.
The film is part of the Black Country Stories body of work commissioned by Multistory to document life in the Black Country.
Mark Power’s Black Country Stories (Signed Copies)
A 28-page full colour ‘magazine’ (A3 size) that showcases Mark’s work over the course of this 15 month commission with Multistory which was completed in 2012. Mark explored the landscapes and life of the Black Country both from afar and up close; at a distance and at street level. Working mainly in large format, this publication also illustrates a selection of stills taken from short films made in beauty salons, tattoo studios and gentlemen’s clubs.
This item has been signed by the artist.
We post items between Monday and Friday and the publication will arrive in a cardboard postal tube 17.5 inches in length.
Mark Power’s Black Country Stories (Unsigned Copies)
A 28-page full colour ‘magazine’ (A3 size) that showcases Mark’s work over the course of this 15 month commission with Multistory which was completed in 2012. Mark explored the landscapes and life of the Black Country both from afar and up close; at a distance and at street level. Working mainly in large format, this publication also illustrates a selection of stills taken from short films made in beauty salons, tattoo studios and gentlemen’s clubs.
Signed copies are also available.
We post items between Monday and Friday and the publication will arrive in a cardboard postal tube 17.5 inches in length.
Where We Dream
Where We Dream, written by François Matarasso, follows West Bromwich Operatic Society (WBOS) as they stage Mel Brooks’ The Producers from rehearsals to curtain call at the New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, in November 2011.
The book describes the whole project but also ranges widely over the company’s history to explore the place of amateur theatre in a disadvantaged urban area. It includes a short film, made in collaboration with Ben Wigley, which captures the group’s performing spirit, as well as images by Kate Jackson.
