This immersive multi-media event takes place on the Biennial’s last weekend and offers visitors a chance to experience and explore the genre-defying multi-disciplinary work of a globally acclaimed artist/designer whose beginnings in Burnley inspired him towards an endless path of exploration and innovation.

On the 50th anniversary of the 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition, this exhibition features original clothing across a century, charting the story of Lancashire’s key role in this clothing revolution right up to present day, including its part in creating space suits and Luke Skywalker’s X-wing pilot outfit.

Weaving the Future is a multi-media installation exploring how the innovative spirit that powered the textile industry over the last three centuries is driving a new revolution for the 21st century.