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'Six Days That Rocked The World - The Isle of Wight Festival 1970'.

Westbury Manor Museum, 84 West Street, Fareham PO16 OJJ. 5th June -28th August. Open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm. Saturday 10am-4pm. Admission Free. Tel. 01329-822063

131 worked with Westbury Manor to create the exciting new exhibition in Fareham. One hundred photos from the bestselling book, ‘Six Days That Rocked the World’ will to be shown at the first exhibition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the world’s largest rock festival. The festival starred giants of rock music including The Who, The Doors, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis and Joan Baez. It was also the last major performance by Jimi Hendrix before his death soon afterwards.

'Light Nights' at Westbury Manor - increased footfall from around 150 visitors on a Saturday to 980 on one day!!!

Kids were hanging on the railings to watch the event and the actual performances attracted over 400 people. It has generated another commission for 131 Design working with Westbury Manor.

'Barriers South'

Gail and Dan from 131, exhibited their own photographic artwork in 2009 under the name 'Barriers South'. They toured the south coast from Hurst Castle in Dorset to Eastbourne Redoubt in East Sussex. This series of exhibitions was supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and was in partnership with 131 Design.

'Barriers South' used photography, projection, installation and sound, in 5 venues along the south coast - Eastbourne Redoubt, Newhaven Fort, the Crypt Gallery, Seaford, Spitbank Fort & Hurst Castle. Each venue has been used in times of conflict, as a place of fortification. The exhibitions focused on how its presence and activity had affected the landscape, people and surrounding areas.

The exhibitions explored these alternative 'art gallery' spaces and what was relevant to that particular location - resulting in 5 different exhibitions, with a common theme.

Dan & Gail showed, using still and animated images, the historical and cultural significance of these venues, in contemporary ways. They also showed how they link together and were part of the southern defences of Britain.

The series was an ongoing exploration of how our activities inform the visual landscapes around us. All images from the exhibition, website and blog are for sale as framed and unframed prints, canvasses or as a ‘film’ in ditigal frames. See contacts page for where to call.

'Light Nights' is a series of mixed-media installations at the Round Tower, Old Portsmouth at the end of March.