CONWAY AND YOUNG
MILK REPORT
As part of the MOTHEROTHER exhibition at The NewBridge Project, Conway and Young performed Milk Report live from their Spike Island studio in Bristol, via Zoom, on 1st August 2024.
The in-person audience at The NewBridge Project were able to enjoy a special milkshake, watch the performance and then discuss the work with Conway and Young. Audience members also asked questions about the artist duo’s wider practice and experiences.
The event took place in the screening room at The NewBridge Project with special thanks to the NewBridge team, in particular to Dan Russell who expertly chaired the event.
Milk Report (2019 +) explores the politics and economics of care, through the lens of breastfeeding. Milk Report is a print piece (and latterly a performance piece) recording the hours and minutes Young spent breastfeeding during the first six-months after giving birth. This totalled 720 hours and 7 minutes. The length of every feed is documented and is accompanied by a narrative text. Seeking full remuneration for the labour-intensive work undertaken, an edition of 720 copies of Milk Report have been printed to be sold for £8.21 each (the 2019 National Living Wage). This will equate to a wage of £5916.95 once all of the Milk Reports have been sold. Milk Report was launched in May 2019 as part of Spike Open, each copy sold was served with a milk shake.
Copies of Milk Report have been acquired by the Birth Rites Collection and the Wellcome Trust.
You can purchase a copy of Milk Report: shop
