A Growing Exchange

Artists Alex Wilde (Scotland) and Annechien Meier (Netherlands) have been working together on their collaborative project, A Growing Exchange, since 2011. They're questioned and investigated an artist’s role in projects related to food, community growing and urban agriculture in The Hague and Glasgow, interviewing many groups and individuals to find out more about what is happening in the field of urban agriculture and how an artist does, or could, function in urban agriculture projects. How much responsibility should artists have? Are they the right people to be asked to solve social and economic issues?

The documentary explores the influence of political, social and spatial developments that relate to urban agriculture and the issues arising from urban agriculture projects and the impacts on both cities and their residents.

The documentary has been produced in collaboration with Gert-Jan Gerlach, a film-maker based in The Hague and has been supported by CCA, Glasgow, Stroom Den Haag, Centre for Art, Design and Architecture and Fonds 1818.

The screening will be followed by a discussion about issues raised in the film involving the artists and Francis McKee, Director of CCA.