Glued to the Box launches Friday the 4th of April at 6pm
Debut Exhibition / 4 April — 12 April 2025 / Centrala
Tat Vision’s debut exhibition, Glued to the Box, crams pop culture icons from the telly into boxes—both a playful nod to childhood TV obsession and the hands-on process of papier-mâché (because, well, Tat glues literally in place).
Play, nostalgia, television’s influence, and the physicality of the past shape these new pieces, capturing the smells, textures, and objects that made childhood magical—hanging around the house, glued to the box.
Come along on Digbeth First Friday (@digbethfirstfri) 4th of April from 6 PM for a night of who knows what and shenanigans including a live performance from 7 pm!!
Birmingham-based artist Tat Vision, also known as Well Douglas, first started off working with bric-a-brac, charity shop bits and bobs, basically – tat! He then found fame a few years ago when his iconic ‘Four Lads in Jeans’ ‘bronze’ statue outside All Bar One New Street Station went viral. Since then Tat has become well-known for crafting familiar heads from papier-mâché and holding workshops to teach others how to make their own heads.
“Some of the heads have been trying to escape so I thought it was about time I boxed them up. Although I can’t seem to find Neil Buchanan, he must be doing one of his Art Attacks somewhere in Brum” Tat Vision
Photo credit Connor Pope.
Tat Vision’s debut exhibition launches at Centrala on Friday the 4th of April, at 6 pm, with a live performance at 7 pm.
Centrala, Unit 4, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 5RT
Centrala exists to achieve inclusion and well-being for Central and Eastern European (CEE) migrant communities in England. This art space uses arts & culture to advance social integration, understanding, respect and cohesion between migrant and non-migrant communities.
Launch Event Information:
- Friday the 4th of April
- 6 pm
- Centrala, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RT
- Free entry, information available here