What if heritage was something we could make together, something alive, responsive, and shared?

Roots & Routes

That’s been the guiding idea behind Roots and Routes, an
18-month Heritage Lottery and Arts Council funded creative project placing heritage at the heart of Bodmin’s cultural recovery and community pride.

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“Who has made Bodmin what it is - and where might we be going next?”

Fin Irwin - Co-Director intoBodmin

We began working with a remarkable archive -
the George Ellis Collection, a treasure trove of mid-20th century photographs capturing everyday life in Cornwall and started to open them up to new interpretation and new eyes.

Bodzine

a living visual conversation between past and present working with Bodzine

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Portraits
& Photography

Identity, memory and what it means to belong to a place like Bodmin working with artist collective Henwyn.

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  • "The display was lovely. Recognising lots of people and points of interest - all being displayed in a beautiful building. I love where I live."

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  • "To intoBodmin, thank you for holding the photography courses. I loved it!"

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  • "The various videos that I watched highlighted that residents genuinely feel a strong sense of community."

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  • "I found the multiple artefacts very interesting and also the clips on the video interviews - really informative... And there’s a lot I’ve learned about Bodmin since watching them."

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  • "Really lovely exhibit and nice to see Bodmin displayed in a positive manner. The photography was very interesting to see. Nice to see a variety of media."

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  • "Absolutely fantastic. High praise indeed and more of the same! Thank you."

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  • "Really, really good. 10 out 10. Great. I loved the big camera. The elevator. The food was really good. A great thing. I would really recommend coming."

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The People’s Library

An audio- visual portrait of the town developed with Sound Artist, Arlo Anwin.

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The People’s Map

A collection of eight short documentary
films lead by young students working
with film-maker Jon Drever.

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Roots & Routes the legacy

The Future and what’s next

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