Eyewear exhibition: Strelnikov’s Glasses and Other Stories at HOME

Filmmakers from across the globe are celebrating the humble eyeglasses in a new exhibition at HOME. Two dozen creatives were challenged to present a film in response to a pair of glasses – or its wearer. Although most participants come from the Manchester School of Art, the exhibition’s spec-focused artists come from such far-sited places as Yorkshire, Panama, Chicago and California. It’s brought to HOME by research group The Society of the Spectacles in a new partnership with London eyewear company – and optician to the stars – General Eyewear. ‘Strelnikov’s Glasses and Other Stories’ takes its name from the spectacles of Tom Courtenay’s Russian soldier in Dr Zhivago, with their distinctive wire-rimmed design. Expect many more designs celebrated in this unusual exhibition.

Fri 1 Sep – Sun 29 Oct, HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN. Tel: 0161 200 1500, 11am–8pm, FREE, www.homemcr.org