The Estuary, the Climate and the Future of Energy. What are the probable impacts of climate change on the Estuary in the coming decades? Join our panel of artists, writers, activists and scientists as they explore the Estuary and its climate across time, looking at history, what is happening today, and what is to come.
A short, experimental film by Akeim Toussaint Buck and Sam Baxter, reflecting the overlaying of events that have taken place on the Thames Estuary exploring themes of migration, race politics and climate change.
The presentation of a site-specific performance by James Jordan Johnson, filmed on the estuary during low tide. In collaboration with Shamica Ruddock.
Throughout history, zines have been used as a tool for sharing information, stories from voices who have been marginalised. Meet zine activists from around the world as they explore their medium and its inclusive, accessible power.
A screening of Jeannette Ehlers performance Whip It Good (2013 - ongoing) followed by a discussion with the artist, alongside curator, Aleema Gray and led by Fiona Compton (Know Your Caribbean).
A live reading and performance with poet, playwright and peformer Inua Ellams to explore the theme of water through identity, displacement and destiny
Antonio Roberts closes our first festival day with a sharing of a new audiovisual artwork about the connections between the river and technological advancements
A new work by filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman, featuring Phlocus. Made during the summer of 2020, it will premiere at Estuary 2021.
Sound Mirrors is a trail of unique sound portraits of six locations on the Essex coast - to be discovered as part of the world's first Art GeoTour.
Stone Place Stories uses Google My Maps to bring together, in a digital format, images, stories and art that convey the unique social, economic and environmental history of this small parish.
Swansula, Relics of Estuarine Magic is an ongoing world building and curatorial project – a fictional archive which frames sculptural, moving image, animated, painted, drawn, poetic, audio and digital artworks as artefacts from the future, excavated from the speculative world of Swansula.
A series of free walks and activities will occur across the area to reveal unexpected and delightful treasures waiting to be discovered in the Land of the Fanns
