Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

Leicester Cathedral, ArtReach, De Montfort University And The University Of Leicester present Suspended An Installation By Arabella Dorman. In Leicester Cathedral many items of clothing hang Suspended on wires surrounding a glowing ball, the striking work was created by artist Arabella Dorman an Internationally renowned war artist and one of the countries leading portrait painters. Arabella (listed as one of BBC`s Top 100 women in 2014) uses the installation to invite reflection on one of the defining issues of our times, the forced displacement of people today. The work is displayed in Leicester Cathedral between 20th June and 28th August 2018.

After the Castle Classic pro-cycling race ( see previous post here ) sped through the city the public where invited to take to the traffic free streets for the HSBC UK CITY RIDE LEICESTER. The event featured hundreds of people "reclaiming the streets" on bikes of all shapes and sizes and for the first time the cyclists where accompanied by decorated Rickshaws and Dhol drummers as part of An Indian Summer Festival this made for a vibrant and colorful parade as they moved through the city. My film Rickshaws and Riders aims to capture the colors and sounds of the event and give a idea of the exiting atmosphere as the streets of Leicester come alive with the sounds of South Asian Culture in the UK.

A clip of Sundays performance of Hark! the Herald Angels Sing in Jubilee Square Leicester by DMU Gospel Choir. The Choir`s voices provided a beautiful festive accompaniment to my trip on the Leicester Wheel of light and can also be heard in my Ride the Wheel of light film part of my Christmas In Leicester series. https://youtu.be/3wIGd8RHKMg

Next Game Poster Advertising the BBL Cup Final at the Birmingham NIA Special edition poster featuring the team receiving the cup after winning the game An update to the design of my previous next game posters (see previous post) for the Leicester Riders Basketball team. Changes include a new typeface and layout with a greater emphasis on team logos, whilst at the same time retaining a number of visual elements of the posters they replace.