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POWER STATION begins on a terraced street in lockdown, an artistic practice embedded in our home place of Walthamstow and the need to answer the question ‘What can we do?’ in the face of the climate crisis.

In a project about the power of collective action, we built this learning and collaboration from the very beginning through our POWER STATION membership site. Available to access for free but reliant on building a community of members paying monthly and yearly it contains all the behind-the-scenes episodes of POWER STATION’s progress from door to door research to conversations with energy and economics experts and practical workshops. As independent artists and filmmakers pulling off an ambitious project of infrastructure art this is a vital source of both financial backing and community building.

Membership comes with membership papers and artworks of which some are available to buy to help fuel the project - art/money here.

Members become part of an active community sharing knowledge and resources in order to take action in their home places wherever they are in the world.

CURRENT ‘LIVE’ REGULAR EVENTS

As we move into the feature documentary film edit and focus our energy on this and the way it greets the world alongside building next steps locally we have honed our live membership offer to include the below regular events.

THE POWER HOUR

Each month we hold an informal members meeting to update on the progress of the Power Station and hear from members about their own projects - it’s our village square where we compare notes, share tips and tactics and provided a general mutual support framework.

POWER STATION FILM CLUB

As independent filmmakers and artists we know there are many brilliant films out there that are not seen as widely as they really need to be. We host monthly online film screenings and filmmaker Q&As around the issues POWER STATION cares about. This began in 2024 with the film GAZA with other amazing films including:

MY EXTINCTION March 27 2024

OFFSHORE and THE OIL MACHINE May 9 2024

UPCOMING - TBC - FINITE

BUILDING POWER station - WORKSHOPS/EXPERT SESSIONS

As we work on next steps on this street we share research and connections in action. Expert workshops include Henrietta Dale of Repowering London on solar supply chains and upcoming events on civic/community organising collaborations with local government, district heat networks and community wind turbines - all things we push forward into action on the ground.

RECENT - COUNCIL COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. A chat with John Christopher of Balsall Heath retrofit, Birmingham and Emily Purser of Waltham Forest Climate Emergency team.

UPCOMING - MAY 22 DECARBONISING WALTHAM FOREST. Expert workshop on heat networks with Kayla Ente BHESCo founder and CEO

 

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FOLLOW PROGRESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Hilary among the sunflowers last night around 9pm, the light was fading fast and the yellows were so vibrant.
Kristin & Tilo’s house on the corner is in full and magnificent bloom!
Ejaz out next to his sunflowers! Tallest on the street! #sun #sunflower #renewableenergy
The street whatsApp group is buzzing! with images of bees and sunflowers as neighbours share their sunflower love. #sunflower #street #sun #bees #pollination #solar
This father is working with his family and neighbours to build a Power Station - not the standard kind, but an incredible initiative using art to bring renewable energy to the community of Walthamstow. For #LondonClimateActionWeek Smiley News met D
Starting up the riso printer for poster printing . SUN DANCE sat 15 July 1-4pm Lynmouth Road e178ag @stories_supper @the_gleaners_cafe 11-1pm at Barn Croft Primary School @friends_of_barn_croft #sunflowers #summer #street #school #solar #risoprint #s
The first of the sunflowers. #pollination #fibonacci #sun #solar #energy #power #bee
Exciting to see sunflowers starting to bloom! Hopefully all flowering for SUN DANCE on Lynmouth Road e17 sat 15th July 1-4pm + 11-1pm at Barn Croft School @friends_of_barn_croft . Poster and details coming asap
Big thank you to @johnsonswhixley for loads of pots! All now full of compost and bursting with life 🌻 🌻 🌻
More panels going in on our street #powerstation #london #artistssupportartists
Flying visit to @sheffdocfest #meetmarket for packed day of meetings @channel4 @chickeneggpics @hotdocs_ @aljazeeraenglish and more in the grand cutler’s hall #documentaries #sheffield #sheffieldsteel #jarvis #impact #film #art #pulp #train
The Octopus install team posing for a photo late pm Fri - been a big week for the Power Station with around 10 houses installed more next week.
We’ve been off our feet filming the installation on the street
Spent the day filming so many people working - @octopusenergy roofers, electricians, scaffolders,surveyors .... descending on the street to install the solar panels as sunflowers grow all around. #sun #solar #power #cells #photosynthesis #solarpanels
A fleet of five octopus vans have arrived to the street this morning to begin the installation of the first wave!
The sunflower sorcerer!

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SOLARGRAPHY

Members who participated in a mass sun observation experiment received a solargraphy camera to record sun trails as the earth revolves around the sun. The images are mapped, distributed, and become part of the film.

  • Andrew Shackleton. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Andrew Shackleton. Invert image. Spring Summer 21.

  • Charlie Phillips. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Charlie Phillips. Invert image. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Dan Herbert. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Dan Herbert. Invert image. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Isabel Smeets. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Isabel Smeets. Invert image. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Joe Forster. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Joe Forster. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Karen Dahlgren. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Karen Dahlgren. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Timothy Kraemer. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Timothy Kraemer.Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Sarah Kershaw. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Sarah Kershaw. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • David Saunders. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • David Saunders. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • J&M Powell. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • J&M Powell. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Karen Cooksey. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Karen Cooksey. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Willa King. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Willa King. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Alison Griffin Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Alison Griffin. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • TBC2. Ppaer neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • TBC2. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21

  • TBC3. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • TBC3. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Ann Coomber. Paper neg. July-Sept 21.

  • Ann Coomber. Image invert. July-Sept 21.

  • Richard Millwood. Paper neg. May-Sept 21.

  • Richard Millwood. Image invert. May-Sept 21.

  • Sara Eustace. Paper neg.July-Sept 21.

  • Sara Eustace. Image invert.July-Sept 21.

  • David and Debbie Burgh. Paper neg. June-Nov 21.

  • David and Debbie Burgh. Image invert. June-Nov 21.

  • Parmjit. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Parmjit. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Sarah W. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Sarah W. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Diane Furlong. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Diane Furlong. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Maura Murphy. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Maura Murphy. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Tim Goodman. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Tim Goodman. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Jackie Richardson. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Jackie Richardson. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Mary Robertson. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Mary Robertson. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Nicole Hain. Paper neg. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Nicole Hain. Image invert. Spring/Summer 21.

  • Burgundy Applegate. Paper neg. May-Sept 21

  • Burgundy Applegate. Image invert. May-Sept 21.

  • Hilary Haynes. Paper neg. June-Sept 21.

  • Hilary Haynes. Image invert. June-Sept 21.

  • Martin Coule. Paper neg.Summer-Autumn 21

  • Martin Coule. Image invert. Summer-Autumn 21.

  • Matt Henderson. Paper neg. Summer-Autumn 21.

  • Matt Henderson. Image invert. Summer-Autumn 21.

  • Signe Gurholt. Paper neg. May-Oct 21.

  • Signe Gurholt. Image invert. may-Oct 21.

  • T J Higgins. Paper neg. July-Oct 21

  • T J Higgins. Image invert. July -Oct 21.