A team of young people from the Rio Ferdinand Foundation in Salford are taking over an empty shop in Walkden Town Centre, transforming it into an interactive installation for local residents to explore what community energy means to them.
The 12 young people, aged 12 to 24, will open the ‘Flash Point’ project in a first-floor vacant unit in the shopping mall from from 12.30pm until 5.30pm on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 August.
The scheme invites local residents to visit the shop, at Egerton Walk in Walkden Town Centre, to explore the way they perceive the energy in their community.
Artwork created by the young people will be on show through an immersive journey through “three interactive worlds”.
Visitors to Flash Point will watch and listen to performances before taking part themselves and adding to the ongoing creation of the artwork.
Admission is free and each journey through the interactive installation lasts 15 minutes.
Funders Electricity North West said: “We’re delighted to get involved in this great community project that has encouraged local young people to consider how they use electricity and how working together creates fantastic benefits and helps enhance a community.”
