AN AUDIOVISUAL exhibition of a derelict coffin works has opened at Wordsley’s Red House Glass Cone.

The Shadows & Dust exhibition, created by Malvern-based artist Andy Garbi, features music, manipulated sounds, photography, spoken word and video.

In late 2014 Andy was invited by Birmingham Conservation Trust to record as much as he could of the disused Newman Brothers site before it was renovated.

Using recording equipment and photography he captured the essence of the factory as it was, creating a time capsule of a place and period that no longer exists.

Dudley Councillor Khurshid Ahmed, cabinet member elect for museums, said: “Shadows and Dust is a beautiful piece and something of a departure for the Red House Cone.

“This installation is not only peaceful and beautiful, but allows people to experience a part of the midland’s industrial history which they would otherwise not have access to.”

Critics say the piece, which has the potential to be morbid and downbeat, instead looks at the reverence and dignity around death, and the way we can accept and respect the passing of life.

Andy will return to the cone later this year to record a new piece – VITRESCENCE – a site-specific broadcast and performance inside the cone of composed and pre-recorded work.

The free exhibition runs until June 6 at the Red House Glass Cone, which is open 10am until 4pm daily.