SEA CHANGE AT THE ROYAL DOCKS
COMMISSIONED BY INVISIBLE DUST + ROYAL DOCKS
MARCH - MAY 23
Sea Change brought artists together with leading academics and University College London inspired by research into sustainable responses to the climate emergency.
‘Sea Change’ is a term used for a substantial shift in situation or perspective and was first used in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, a play with a background, like the Royal Docks, of sea voyages, developing globalisation and colonialism. Sea Change points to the future, to the need for changing practices, but also alludes to a pivot point of the climate crisis in the dock’s history – the move from sail to steam power. This development led to an enormous expansion in London’s trade and exchange of goods and peoples, which enabled modern day industrialisation, globalisation and with it the problems of climate change.
Curated by Invisible Dust, artists Dana Olărescu, Raqs Media Collective, Melanie Manchot and Simon Faithfull featured their work at the Royal Docks and Thames Barrier Park between 11-29th May.
Lucia Scazzocchio produced a series of ‘audio postcards’ exploring each commission, talking with the artists, researchers and collaborators to give context to each piece within the Royal Docks and Thames Barrier Park. An Untold history walk was produced to accompany visitors between the two sites, exploring how the docks have always been a place of mixing and mingling as workers and goods came from overseas via this gateway into the city.
Audio production by Lucia Scazzocchio
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