Tintype

Tintype had a history of presenting exhibitions and organising events that had a strong element of public engagement. Initiatives that began as an experiment became part of the gallery’s ongoing program. Tintype developed the Essex Road project, an annual commission for eight moving-image artists to make short films that were a response to the mile-long street on which the gallery is based. The films were back-projected into the gallery window so it became a public screen. In August, when the gallery was closed, an artist was invited to use the gallery’s large glass window to install a work. Tintype offered a project space to an artist once a year – an opportunity for bold experimentation.