My mam and me were long over due a
day out so as it was a nice day and I’d just had my interview we decided to
have a look around Newcastle.
Firstly we went to Pink Lane Coffee
as I go there with my Uni friends and my mam wanted to see what all the fuss
was about these cute little tea cups! (Shabby sheek but in a good way) So we
had a pot of tea each while she asked a million questions about how my
interview went. I’ve gone blank now I can’t remember half the questions Ally
asked!
Then we met up with my friend Jan
who is a fabulous story teller! (You should all follow her on twitter – Stories
For Tots)
We had a lovely catch up then it
was time for Jan to go to work so my Mam and me were off to the exhibitions.
She hadn’t been to the Side Gallery
which is probably one of my favorites cause its quite enough to take your time
and not be in peoples way!
The last time I went to the Side
Gallery was before Christmas and it was about poor women being attacked by the Taliban.
It was very moving and I found some images to be distressing, maybe this is
just because I feel protected from what happens in other countries in the
world. To see images of women being beaten or women who have chosen to set
themselves on fire than carrying on their lives is just horrific.
So when I got to the Side Gallery
we went upstairs first (yes should of started at the start which would have
been ground floor) it was all about the tsunami, which struck Japan. It was
amazing to see how much damage had taken place, very sad. I do think the one
positive thing out of the exhibition was the way everyone looked out for each other.
Some folk found personal photographs and made a shrine for those all over to
come and claim.
We had a flash flood this Summer
which the North East was badly effected with but this was a pin prick compared
to what these people went through!
When we went downstairs to continue
the photos’, there were stories of before images and after the disaster struck.
I would advise everyone to have a
look while its still on as its very interesting, emotional and touching!
Current Exhibition
Saturday 12 January -
Saturday 16 March
Debris deposited in Yamada
Bay by the 11th March 2011 tsunami. Dean Chapman
Tsunami: Archaeology of a
Disaster
The
Aftermath of Japan's 2011Earthquake and Tsunami
Dean Chapman
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