Offer Type
Offered
Event Type
Theatre
Join Sail Britain and super/collider for a special exhibition and Saturday night Symposium exploring and celebrating the secrets of our oceans. The Fragile Ocean is an interdisciplinary exhibition bringing together the work and responses of artists, scientists and researchers who have sailed aboard Sail Britain's research yacht over the 2019 programme.
From plankton to plastic pollution, celestial navigation to folk songs, The Fragile Ocean will explore ocean literacy and seafaring under sail through the individual responses of a diverse creative community.
Symposium programme, Saturday 23rd November, 6pm:
- Introduction from Oliver Beardon, Sail Britain's founder on why we all need to engage with the ocean.
- Conservationist Samuel Pearce will share his work studying whales in the Atlantic
- Charlotte de Mille, the importance of engaging young people with the ocean and educational projects.
- Laura Copsey and Emma Harry - the special nature of Islands.
- Marine Biologist Britt Alexander and artist Camilla Brendon will talk about the importance of cross disciplinary projects
Exhibition open, Fri 22nd Nov, 12 - 6pm
Exhibition open, Sat 23rd Nov, 12 - 6pm
Symposium on the Ocean, Sat 23rd Nov, 6 - 9pm
Exhibition Open, Sun 12 - 6pm
Address:
Lumen Studios and St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 9PA
About:
super/collider is an interdisciplinary agency which explores science through the creative industries
Sail Britain inspires positive change for the oceans through sailing, ocean literacy and the creative arts
Websites:
https://www.super-collider.com/
http://www.sailbritain.org/
https://www.lumenstudios.co.uk/gallery
http://www.stjohnonbethnalgreen.org/
Image credit: Collective image taken by super/collider x Sail Britain Resident Artists 2019
Venue:
Lumen Studios and St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Road London, E2 9PA
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