Voicing Silence

2022 
Double holographic projections and soundtrack in Thai-inspired wooden structure.
Commissioned by the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds and funded by the Arts and Humanity Research Council (AHRC), with extra support from Halton Borough Council.

I was part of a creative team led by artists Lou Chapelle working on the video element of the project, responding to work of other artists and community members involved, voices that are often unheard when we talk about climate crisis and extinction.

The artwork responds to these questions, engaging and drawing upon personal responses to extinction from diverse backgrounds and experiences (including asylum seekers and refugees temporarily housed at Daresbury Park Hotel, Runcorn and those supported by A Better Tomorrow and Trinity Safe Space, Wat Phra Singh UK Buddhist Temple trustees and dancers from Runcorn, Men Dancing from Liverpool, The Studio Writes and The Studio Sings groups in Widnes). People experiencing the piece are also invited to write their responses and attach them to the structure.

Other members of the creative team were:

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies Dr Stefan Skrimshire 
Composer and choir leader Jennifer John
Dancer Kali Chandrasegaram 
Costume designer Rachael Prime
Poet Scott Farlow
Photography Robert Battersby
Project co-ordinator Louise Nulty
Production advise Dan Williamson