Photo of bus shelter building of approximately 10m facade width in the snow

DESTRUCTION / CARE

Guttersnipe presents: destruction/care, a micro-exhibition exploring rural youth frustration and community custodianship at Staveley bus shelter and loos.

14th August - 22nd September.

destruction / care is an exhibition of social forces and creative actions in Staveley, running for 6 weeks in the Abbey bus shelter. We want to share with all users of the popular 555 bus route just how much this village community cares. The exhibition will raise awareness of how we can contribute our time, resources, creativity or attention to issues we face together as neighbours.

Working with Gowan Stop&Go, Guttersnipe have been recording recent damage to the toilets, as well as the dedicated work of volunteers to mend, clean and keep these important facilities in working order. We wonder: what drives people to be destructive? How can we be creative when we want to destroy? Is destruction creative? And how can we take better care of our surroundings?

pink wall with the words 'do you care what happens?'
photo of bus shelter with pink exhibition inside with bus shown going past
canvas paintings in a pink corner with the words 'you're it I'm stuck in the mud'
pink wall with images and black text under the title 'destruction/care'
pink and yello partitions joined with text about community larder
555 bus pulling into bus stop with guttersnipe logo on yellow wall
yellow wall with archive images painting in pink and memory captions
corner close up of install with canvas 'blue wkd'and photo of vandalised toilet
install close-up showing wild woods group kids in forest, hell bus logo and corner of LOST poster
install close-up of with photo of Mierle Laderman Ukeles
close-up of pink wall meets concrete floor with photo of chalk worms and ladders game and the question 'what is a monster than can burrow through the pavement?'
close up in pink and yellow with chalk-tagged blackboard and images of Gerhard Richter's overpainted photographs
Pink wall, bench, photo of a mushroom in Craggy woods and chalk tagged 'Gutter snipe <3'