Mark Haig has been a Rusholme resident for over 25 years. Mark is a filmmaker, animator and artist who has worked for organizations such as the BBC, Apple, Cornerhouse, The Whitworth Art Gallery and other art organisations in Manchester. He specialises in community driven projects, especially working with marginalized members of society such as the homeless, unemployed and drug users. One of his recent projects include Mr One Million which helps young men with issues around employment through creative storytelling and filmmaking.
I met with Mark to discuss the potential of Rusholme as a creative space. He had some amazing ideas around creating art installations in the community, including painting the road gold so the 'streets are paved with gold.' Mark also suggested perhaps projecting artworks in the windows of local businesses on the Curry Mile.
See below an image of an art installation, projecting an image onto a window which Mark has done:
Watch Mr One Million below:
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