ART IN MANUFACTURING | JACQUELINE DONACHIE

IMPERIAL, 2022
In residence with Lancashire Saw Company, Jacqueline presented IMPERIAL, a film inspired by a combination of fast beats, slow canals and the repetition of industry. The manufacturer is housed in Imperial Mill, the imposing former textile mill built in 1901 on Blackburn’s Stretch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Jacqueline created work that could be presented in-situ, inviting an audience to experience the canal and rediscover it as a place for cultural activity.
The original soundtrack makes a connection to the underground dance scene of the late 1980’s that was particularly prevalent and influential in Blackburn and East Lancashire.
On Friday 10th June 2022, an audience experienced the fast and slow of the project with a music barge procession along the towpath and a film screening at Imperial Mill. House music DJ Bobby Singh played from the rear of the moving boat, guiding audiences along the waterways to the screening of Imperial, housed in the iconic mill where it was filmed.
Film production and post-production: Andy McGregor
Original Soundtrack: Hamish Brown
This project is part of the Pennine Lancashire Linear Park pilot project delivered by The Super Slow Way. The Pennine Lancashire Linear Park pilot project is funded by the UK Government via the UK Community Renewal Fund.