In Conversation: Simeon Barclay & Jelena Sofronijevic

Join Turner Prize-nominated artist Simeon Barclay in conversation with producer, curator, writer and researcher Jelena Sofronijevic alongside Barclay’s exhibition, 'Farewell Sweet Innocence'!Farewell Sweet Innocence is a major solo exhibition bringing together new commissions with existing, reconfigured works.

The exhibition transforms the gallery spaces into a sculptural environment that examines how domestic objects, memory, and identity intersect with wider systems of culture, aspiration, and display.Simeon and Jelena will, among other topics, discuss the representation of diasporic communities, particularly in the North of England.

Jelena and Simeon will also discuss the development of Simeon's work, specifically around performance and curatorial practices and what this means going forward.This conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A.