In the summer of 2014 shoppers on Bath Street dropped in to the rEvive shop and shared their ‘life stories’. In the Autumn we formed a happy collaboration with local artist/maker Julie Genner (juliegenner@googlemail.com) and used our stories to create a lasting legacy for ourselves and the wider community. Now you can stop off while you’re shopping and enjoy seeing our stories in the rEvive shop window on Bath Street.

Each box is unique, covered with random extracts of real, local life stories , arranged to replicate the way our stories link us together, overlapping – touching – weaving through – cutting across and underpinning. The ‘people’ are all unique too, if you look closely enough you’ll see each one is smothered in stories!

Thanks to:-
Project leader Chrissie Hall and Julie Genner – Alan Harlow, Neal James, Marilyn Lucia Keates, Tricia Kilner, Noam Livne, Lyne Manning, Jason Mycroft, Karen Mycroft, Tony Preston, Mick Rhodes, Richard Shaw, Shirley Smith, David, Stevenson, Daniel Syson, Norah Waite

AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS

Project photography by Charlotte Alton