Families can explore the night sky like never before at a special photography event at a Colne farm.

Brierfield-based arts organisation In Situ is working with Harwes Farm CIC (community interest company) on September 14 and 15.

Dr Melanie King and Louise Beer, of the Supercollier arts collective, will help people explore the stunning woodland and the night sky at 'Enter The Equinox'.

Louise is a New Zealand-born artist and curator who uses installation, moving images, photography, writing, participatory works and sound to explore humanity's evolving understanding of Earth's environments and the cosmos. 

She says her experience of ‘living under two types’ of night sky, the first in low-level light-polluted areas in Aotearoa, New Zealand and the second in higher-level light-polluted cities and towns in England, has deeply informed her practice. 

Melanie is a Lecturer in Photography at Canterbury Christ Church University and she explores the relationship between the environment, photography and materiality.

Melanie is currently researching a number of sustainable photographic processes, to minimise the environmental impact of her artistic practice. 

The two artists are running two separate events on one weekend, with the option to sleep out under the stars. People can join for one or both of the daytime events, or for the full weekend and camping equipment can be provided.

Participants will be using a telescope and producing moon Polaroids on Saturday evening, exploring the stars and produce their own prints to take away. Sunday morning participants will explore microscope photography and Polaroids. 

This project is supported by Heritage Lottery and Arts Council England and people can make a suggested donation of £10 per person for the two events, with a lower age limit of eight years.

To find out more see www.in-situ.org.uk