Seeds of Change is an environmental and heritage focused, on-going community project in the Lodge Lane, Liverpool 8 area, run by Tmesis Theatre.
SEEDS OF CHANGE
THE OLD BATHS HERITAGE PROJECT
This project, supported by Heritage Lottery is to highlight the history of the Lodge Lane Public Baths and Wash House. We have worked with local community groups, schools artist Georgemma Hunt and six amazing assistant artists to design a mural about the history of the site and ideas for the future of the green space where the baths once stood.
CHECK OUT A SOUNDSCAPE OF STORIES & MEMORIES OF THE BATHS AND WASH HOUSE….
Opened in 1878, it served residents for over a hundred years until its eventual closure amid city cutbacks in 1990.The baths were not only somewhere to exercise, wash clothes or get clean – they were vital social hubs of their day, bringing the community together in various ways. The baths were demolished in 1996 and the site has stood empty for numerous years.
This is a picture of prams used to take washing to the Lodge Lane baths
THE ARTISTS
Georgemma Hunt is a Liverpool-based, freelance artist and architect in training, she specialises in illustration, murals and large canvas paintings. Her vibrant work is bold, graphic and honest, and provides an uplifting outlook on modern life, which people can engage with and make their own. Previous murals of hers can be found throughout Merseyside, from an internal piece at The Open Door Centre in Birkenhead to a series of roller shutters at Kitty’s Launderette in Anfield.
ASSISTANT ARTISTS
The old front of the Lodge Lane swimming baths.
SEEDS OF CHANGE
Seeds of Change began life as a new recycled art community project in Liverpool 8, funded by Liverpool City Region Environment Fund.
We worked with local community groups and Liverpool based artist, Faith Bebbington to create a recycled art, tree sculpture, made from collected rubbish.
There is a huge issue with waste, dumping of items & rubbish in any and every available place. The tree is a symbol of growth/change, owned and created by the community, enabling a space for events/ projects and a legacy which encourages positive transformation.
The project culminated with a day of community activity and performance at the tree on Sunday 1st August 2021. We have been doing regular litter picks on the space and in the area, planting, putting bins in place and are now working on plans to improve the space further, If you would like to be involved in an action group to help make our space GREENER and CLEANER please contact elinor@tmesistheatre.com
