Creative Connections: Ealing

Portraits of celebrities and inspirational figures who have lived, worked or studied in the London Borough of Ealing will be brought together in a new display, alongside a film installation created by artist Eelyn Lee and students from Brentside High School in Ealing.

The immersive film installation An Ealing Trilogy is the culmination of the partnership between the young people and Eelyn, exploring the notions of endeavour, vision and creativity. The film was recorded at borough locations including Pitzhanger Manor and features the young people, their artwork and a guest appearance from Trevor Baylis, who invented the wind-up radio and studied mechanical and structural engineering at Soil Mechanics Lab in Southall.

The initiative has formed the second part of a four-year participatory arts project, Creative Connections, which is led by the National Portrait Gallery’s Learning department and is designed to extend the Gallery’s work engaging young people with portraiture.