Field of Jeans - Palace Green, Durham

Field of Jeans – Palace Green, Durham

February 21, 2012 by zbeck

Mar
9
1:00 pm

To celebrate Newcastle and Durham’s Science Festival a Field of Jeans will be shown on Durham’s World Heritage Site, Palace Green*.  The Field will be on show from noon on 9th until the morning of the 15th March.

An art intervention to further illustrate ideas behind the pioneering research project Catalytic Clothing, exploring and introducing the idea that everyday clothing and textiles can purify the air we breathe.  They are potentially the world’s first air purifying jeans.

Film: A new 12 minute film that chronicles the journey of Catalytic Clothing can be viewed in the near by World Heritage Centre in Owengate.

*In poor weather this may be subject to change or cancellation

More info on Catalytic Clothing

Image: Catalytic Clothing, Field of Jeans at Chelsea College of Art and Design Parade Ground, 2011.

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