Active Experiences (Hull)

In Hull Unlock has specialised in the use of creative visual arts and hands on activities. One of the keys in Hull seems to have been their way of thinking in very concrete terms, which fits well into traditional tabloid culture. In Hull they have - made bricks with no straw - literally; they have conducted an ‘exodus' from the safety of the church, into the ‘new territory' of the estate, on go-carts that they had all worked together to build, and they have ‘entered the promised land' by placing a big thick curtain across the sanctuary and then pulling it down to reveal a feast of fish and chips, ready to share on the other side. Afterwards people have reflected in small groups on their shared experiences, and made connections between them and the stories in the bible and with their own life experiences, so they have identified and explored their own times of ‘slavery', ‘exile' and their own ‘promised land' experiences.