An exhibition bringing together stories, objects, and digital experiments created by Redbridge residents will open on Saturday.
The show, titled Ley Lines, will be hosted at SPACE Ilford, and is the result of a six-week programme of workshops led by artist Tadhg Charles in collaboration with the community.
It explores where personal memory, technology and everyday life meet through storytelling, 3D scanning, sound recording and other digital tools.
Tadhg Charles, the leading artist on the project, said: "It’s about playing with very, very mundane things, used and experienced everyday and thinking about how that can tell a story about a person, a place and a community.
"We’ve taken super ordinary objects - someone brought in photos of their favourite coffee cup from a local coffee shop or a photo of their garden and we’d explore how to portray those through 3-D Printing for example. we want this exhibition to be tactile and accessible for everyone."
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At the core of the project is the question of how people understand the world through the objects they keep, the routes they travel and the possibility of technology enhancing the sharing of these experiences.
The exhibition includes digital scans, written reflections, soundscapes and AI-generated images.
Themes are wide-ranging and contributions deeply personal, all tied together by the desire to explore how memory, identity and technology interconnect.
Premlata Mistry, head of programmes at SPACE Gallery, said: "Co-creation exists everywhere, but at SPACE Ilford it takes on a special form, one rooted in dialogue, trust and the creation of new work. We’re nurturing new conversations, ideas and shared stories.
"Our exhibitions have become popular meeting points for everyday people and artists to work together on equal ground, where ideas are shaped into artwork that reflects collective experience."
The tools and software used in the project – including Blender, Meshmixer, Ultimaker Cura and Mesh lab – are all freely available, encouraging visitors to continue exploring digital creativity at home.
Ley Lines opens on January 24 and runs until June 17 at SPACE Ilford, behind Redbridge Town Hall. The launch event will take place from 12pm to 2pm.
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