The Emerald Factory

Shimmering Mirage

Rambling through Digbeth’s warren of dark, decaying streets occasionally you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of this shimmering enclave, where the mythical ‘Artists’ are said to appear. The Emerald Factory.

A fortified factory, protected on all sides, to our eyes it may seem like another run down factory where custard was once manufactured, but sometimes as daylight recedes it becomes a glowing beacon in the utilitarian landscape that surrounds it. Wondering its dim corridors you might be drawn by singing and laughter and see ‘artists’ engaged in fevered acts of creation. These beautiful creatures are not bound by the confines of our world and many that have seen them cannot comprehend the visions they are presented with, some even go insane after encountering them, unable to adjust to the true greyness of their reality once the revelation fades.

Unfortunately most people will never see these ephemeral figures and their existence is strenuously denied by city officials. For most it is just another run down factory where custard was once manufactured.