With Tom King, Andrea Cunningham (Metal), Graham Harwood (YoHa, Goldsmiths)
Sleeping with the Dead is an act of remembrance for those bodies reinterred from Bedlam Burial Ground, London (active 1569 to 1738) to Willow Cemetery, Canvey Island. commissioned by YoHa as part of Creative Estuary's Co-commissions.
NB: Sleeping With the Dead events take place in a field next to Willow Cemetery - access is via a separate entrance to the Cemetery
11:00–12:30: Roundtable – What is the Place of Art and Cultural Practice Within Death and Remembrance?
With Tom King, Andrea Cunningham (Metal), Graham Harwood (YoHa, Goldsmiths)
HS2 has requested the excavation of over 30,000 bodies from its intended path—just one of many infrastructure projects that involve large-scale disinterment and reburial.
How can socially engaged art or cultural practice operate in this space? What role can artists play in archaeology—or when life is ending?
Tom King is the author of Thames Estuary Trail: A Walk Round the End of the World and The Long Path Through the Woods , documenting a 1,500-mile walk through England’s ancient forests.
Andrea Cunningham is Director of Metal Southend, a national arts organisation, and was previously Head of Learning & Skills at the V&A Museum of Childhood.
Graham Harwood is co-founder of YoHa and Reader in Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.
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