What is this thing, the MET? I found it quite difficult to categorise it. Is it an arts space? Yes, but it’s also a local community centre. Is it temporary? Yes, but it is fairly hefty and can’t simply be moved on.

The MET is an opportunity. Instead of finding answers to existing challenges, it’s more about asking new questions. Pushing boundaries can, sometimes, simply be holding a space for people to ‘be’ in. And so, the MET feels more like an open proposition, a blank canvas on which to paint, a carefully crafted space that is content to end up wherever its inhabitants on any one day take it. Today it’s a gig space, tomorrow it’s an art gallery, a café, a cinema. So, I tell myself not to try and slot this project into a category – artistic or social, temporary or permanent. Instead, it’s easier to simply to enjoy what the MET offers, and to wonder what it might become next time it goes on its travels.

An article I wrote about the MET is available on Corridor 8:
https://corridor8.co.uk/article/met-mobile-event-tent/

Image: thanks to Charles Quick