Wrestling Exhibition

No, me neither. But this isn’t an exhibition of wrestling - it’s an exhibition featuring the people who do wrestling, who referee it, and who watch it. There’s sixteen varied characters, and for each one we get a stunning photo and a commentary, carefully selected from their own words, which tells us who they are. (Photos by Nicole Lovell, commentaries by Steve Pottinger). They’re a mixture - the Black Country lad who got to travel the world, the violent boy who learnt how to control his tempter, the sixteen year old girl who saw her mum in the ring and thought “Now it’s my turn.” Human stories, in short, powerfully told and beautifully presented. Just as I’m thinking I need to take some notes, and maybe an illicit photo or two, it dawns on me that there’s a freebie - a 28-page newspaper containing all the photos, all the commentaries. I can keep this for life. So don’t hang around. This treat is waiting for you, absolutely free, at Wolverhampton Library (upstairs, in the gallery above the Adult Information room) , until Feb 22nd. Enjoy.