Day 5: North

Install is nearly complete. This detail from Gallery 2 shows clothing from New Power Studio a fashion brand set up in 2009 by Thom Murphy and Ebru Ercon. An in depth interview with Thom will be available to watch on SHOWstudio today. In the background are a series of portraits by Jason Evans shot in Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle from 1995-2001 when he worked as a casting scout.

Another great research resource is the magazine collection at University of Central Lancashire in Preston. I studied there and having access to pretty much all the issues of the magazine like The Face and i-D was amazing. We have some scans of articles relating to themes of the show on display in Gallery 2. i-D, April 1991

Gallery 3 features all the interview films with key fashion figures that grew up in the North of England. This is a small section of the room designed by Tony Hornecker where you can watch Simon Foxton’s film about growing up in Berwick-upon-Tweed

Christopher Shannon A/W 2016

From Skelmersdale, 1984 - Stephen McCoy

North is open!!! Exhibition curated by Lou Stoppard and Me. Set design by Tony Hornecker. Display units by Theo Simpson and Alisdair Simpson. Kindly supported by adidas. Special thanks to Peter Saville, Nick Knight and the team at SHOWstudio, Mike Chetcuti, Gary Aspden and the team at adidas, Sarah Fisher, Thomas Dukes and the Open Eye Gallery team and all contributing artists.