More than 700 shirts hung up in St Helier for new art piece to celebrate Jersey's community

'Dancing Together' was completed on Tuesday 13 August, the start of a new series in public art pieces. Credit: ITV Channel

More than 700 shirts have been hung up in St Helier as the first public art piece in a new series of displays.

The 'Dancing Together' artwork features shirts donated by Jersey residents in the past few months - each piece of clothing holds a special memory.

"Dancing Together will act as a representation of our diverse local community’s many experiences" - Tom Dingle, Director of ArtHouse Jersey Credit: ITV Channel

The large canopy stretches across the Charing Cross area of St Helier around The Crapaud statue.

It is the first piece in the new Butterfield Public Art Series which will see several displays exhibited.

'Dancing Together' will be in place until mid-October and then reversioned in ArtHouse Jersey's Gallery from 7 November.

Each shirt symbolises something important to the resident who donated it. Credit: ITV Channel

Finnish contemporary artist Kaarina Kaikkonen came up with the idea and wants the shirts to 'dance' together to show the many voices that make up Jersey's community.

She explains: "Every person has a different meaning, somebody will think it's only laundry, somebody will see the colours. Every person is right, their interpretation is just the right to interpret it."

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