Tootally Wired
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Working with Manchester Histories, Tootally Wired delivered seven brand new live commissions based on the scarf and its social history, its impact on fashion over the last few decades and what its place in society is now, its significance to working class men through the ages who have always wanted to dress up and look smart yet look cool and distinctive too.
The seven artists were
Emily Oldfield writer/poet
Nicholas Royle - Writer
Sarah-Clare Conlon – Writer/Poet
Gary Fisher – sound artist
Wendy Allen writer/poet
Tom Jenks – Experimental writer/poet
David Gaffney – writer, artistic lead and project manager
The commissioned works were performed live at Manchester Central Library as part of the Manchester Histories Festival and in addition to the commissioned pieces there were writing workshops for the community who were encouraged to produce pieces of writing about their own favourite items of clothing, and five short films about the Tootal factory from the north west film archive were also screened.