"Walking along the quayside and crossing the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, they pointed out landmarks to Phoebe as they went: the Tyne Bridge, the Glasshouse International Centre for Music. They arrived, eventually, at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, where Harold Offeh's exhibition The Mothership Collective 2.0 was showing (it's on until 18 January). The show is described as a sci-fi playscape for collaborative encounters and made up of different zones."
"The two bubble-like objects Phoebe is reaching for are, in fact, inflatable plastic balls. Rayner used her phone to capture the little girl in action, noting that the geometric lines, strong colours and shadows created a striking image. Rayner says of the artist behind the balls, His ambition was encouraging joy through play, and he achieved that. She adds that Phoebe rolled, threw and kicked each and every one, and after lunch in the cafe even asked to go back a second time."
Anne Rayner spent a day in Newcastle city centre with her husband, Bob, and two-year-old granddaughter Phoebe. Rayner's daughter-in-law cared for Phoebe's six-month-old twin brothers at home. The trio walked along the quayside, crossed the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, and pointed out the Tyne Bridge and the Glasshouse International Centre for Music. They visited the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art to see Harold Offeh's The Mothership Collective 2.0, a sci-fi playscape composed of different zones. Two bubble-like inflatable balls formed part of the exhibit. Rayner photographed Phoebe interacting with the vibrant shapes. Phoebe rolled, threw, and kicked each ball and asked to return after lunch. At bedtime she excitedly recounted the visit to her parents and brothers.
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