Youth Storytellers

Exploring the experiences of young people working in the night-time economy around the Harbour and the opportunities to improve their experiences. 

Dolores conducted a survey and interviews with her target audience to collate opinions and recommendations which included: preference for being around the harbour in the daytime, a dislike of the disorderly behaviour, abundance of chains vs independents, and the need for more security including safe transport late at night.

Link to Dolores' report: Young Nightlife Workers, Harbour Place Shaping

Dolores' website: https://www.doloresmcgurran.com  

Dolores' instagram: @belovitchart 

Looking at her own community in BS5 and how residents away from the Harbour view the area, whether it's somewhere they go and have memories of, or what would potentially make it more of an exciting space for all Bristolians. 

Conducted through a workshop in her local community centre (the MVCA in Speedwell), members of the community shared food and shared their experiences of the Harbour. The key outcomes were collated into a thematic map and include: concerns over the price of activities in the harbour, restricted access - particularly from the Feeder Road; and also the simple pleasures of the Harbour - such as walking, sitting or soaking up its rich history.

Link to Ellayah's report: Feast for Change

Ellayah's instagram: @ellayahmay 

Looking at East, South East and South Asian communities' relationship to the Harbour and what could make it more welcoming to these communities through a series of walks, photographs and recorded conversations. Kiara then turned these into a photo essay which documented the stories shared. Recurring themes included: nature, community and textures within the harbour.

Link to Kiara's work: On water, nature, community, and textures. | PDF to Flipbook (heyzine.com)

Kiara's website: kiaracorales.com 

Kiara's instagram: @kimacoprints 

Organised a workshop for disabled young people to map their experiences of the Harbour through collage. These collages were then presented alongside the conversations which were taking place during the workshop which highlighted the everyday, joyful and mundane experiences within the harbour. Lindsey then created a master collage which brought the workshop outcomes together into a map of the harbour, highlighting a shared focus on nature, change, rest, culture, connection, hidden gems, space, care and euphoria.

Link to Lindsey's report:

• Collaging the harbourside Part 1
• Collaging the harbourside Part 2

Lindsey's instagram: @l.alien 

Advocating for the rich community of skateboarders and parkour practitioners that already use the Harbour but haven't often been consulted in the development of it, focusing on art and movement as therapy and how the Harbour as a public space could be utilised more for bringing these communities together. Presented as a video with interviews from leading parkour athletes, the main outcomes explored: What a dedicated parkour space would mean for this community, and how movement can be encouraged around the harbour as a form of therapy.

Speaking specifically to the trans and non-binary communities in Bristol and where they feel safe/unsafe around the Harbour, Sid then mapped this and turned the sentiments from their conversations into flags that can be used around the Harbour to mark spaces of opportunity to bring the community together. Outcomes included a trans dedicated garden as well as the wider question of 'what would it mean for the council to explicitly welcome trans people?'.

Link to Sid's report: Recommendations for a Trans Dreamt Bristol Harbourside

Sid's instagram: @sid__eternia