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Aug 23, 2011
Voices that Shake! An Anthology of Creative Movements Edited by Sai Murray, Farzana Khan, Tiff Webster, Rose Ziaei (2021) A 320-page, full colour book by youth-led programme Voices that Shake!. It showcases young people’s creative writing, original artwork, photographs and essays, marking 10 ground-breaking years of work against social injustice. Also includes pieces by...
Events
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Aug 23, 2011
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No Condition is Permanent, 19 Poets on Climate Justice and Change
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Nov 7, 2010
No Condition is Permanent features writing and poetry specially selected and written for PLATFORM’s season C Words: Carbon, Climate, Capital, Culture, which took place at Arnolfini, Bristol, October and November 2009. It takes its title from the packed night of performance and music which took place on November 7th in Arnolfini’s main gallery. C Words was a...
‘Stopping the Bush Fire’, Carbon footprint of Arnolfini’s building
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Nov 1, 2009
This is audio from a guided tour of Bush House, the ex-warehouse which is owned by Arnolfini arts centre, Bristol. Stopping the Bush Fire examined Bush House's carbon footprint in every facet, from obvious areas like the source of its electricity, to its finance, and audience journeys. It was part of a day-long conference called "Embedded"...
C Words: Carbon, Climate, Capital, Culture
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Oct 1, 2009
Newspaper-catalogue for Platform’s major exhibition and 50-day season of events at Arnolfini, Bristol, Oct/Nov 2009. Contains essays and schedule of events, workshops, courses, art-interventions, film screenings, courses and performances on issues of climate justice in the run-up to the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change – COP 15 – in Copenhagen. Download the C Words...
“The Body Politic”: reflections on a pilot course
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Apr 1, 2005
Chapter for New Practices/New Pedagogies, emerging contexts, practices and pedagogies in art in Europe and North America, Ed. Malcolm Miles, Swets and Zeitlinger (ND) “It’s serious – it’s art, it’s politics, it’s economics, it’s everything, and art in that instance becomes so meaningful.” Ken Saro Wiwa 1 Since 1983, artist-led London-based group PLATFORM has been working...
Remember Saro-Wiwa: Short Film – Refining Memory
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Jan 1, 2005
‘Reflective, compassionate and creatively invigorating’ Time Out, Critic’s Choice. As part of the Living Memorial project, we commissioned a short film from artist filmmakers Judy Price and Andrew Conio to serve as an ‘exhibition’ of the five short listed proposals for the Living Memorial. The film is called Refining Memory. Refining Memory was premiered at the Museum...
Remember Saro-Wiwa: The Living Memorial Concept
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Jan 1, 2005
“Artists should be at the centre of society keeping alive a utopian vision, because society will not improve if the people envisioning a better society are politicians.” Peter Sellars The role of the artist in society is critical to communicate the injustices experienced daily by people. Art provides political expression beyond rhetoric, propaganda, and action,...
Art, Education, Activism
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May 1, 2003
Presented at "Artist as Educator", Ikon Gallery and University of Central England, May 2003 as part of Arts Council England's "Interrupt" Symposia. Republished: a-n Collections April 2007. “The process of social change is in desperate need of creativity and imagination, and the aesthetic process in urgent need of social engagement” (from Course Document for the MA...
