Explore hidden spaces and passageways beneath the Somerset House courtyard at the Somerset House Studios' AGM.
This year's party on Friday, October 17th will include Gray Wielebinski, Manuka Honey, and Nkisi in a series of subterranean encounters, drawing on themes of concealment, alter-egos, and the border between the living and the underworld.
Dance artist Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome will activate the labyrinthine architecture of this site, drawing on the Mesopotamian myth of Inanna’s descent to the underworld.
Jennifer Lauren Martin will build on her performance-cum-soundscape Relations in the Ditch, which explores the grief of broken friendships.
Gray Wielebinski, Manuka Honey, and agustine zegers will interrogate how cheerleading, a symbol of hyper-femininity and American patriotic ritual, might be made subcultural, reflecting on the twilight of the American empire, queering mainstream culture and tradition.
Paul Maheke’s meditative performance The Origin of Death, with musicians Nenni and Adrian Barstad Andresen, will explore the dialogue between dance, sound, and identity, utilising science fiction tropes, and found materials.
Nkisi will programme a series of sound collages, inviting artists Solomon Garçon, Francesca Heart, and Aeson Zervas to contribute audio alongside her own mix and audio-visual installation.
This year's party on Friday, October 17th will include Gray Wielebinski, Manuka Honey, and Nkisi in a series of subterranean encounters, drawing on themes of concealment, alter-egos, and the border between the living and the underworld.
Dance artist Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome will activate the labyrinthine architecture of this site, drawing on the Mesopotamian myth of Inanna’s descent to the underworld.
Jennifer Lauren Martin will build on her performance-cum-soundscape Relations in the Ditch, which explores the grief of broken friendships.
Gray Wielebinski, Manuka Honey, and agustine zegers will interrogate how cheerleading, a symbol of hyper-femininity and American patriotic ritual, might be made subcultural, reflecting on the twilight of the American empire, queering mainstream culture and tradition.
Paul Maheke’s meditative performance The Origin of Death, with musicians Nenni and Adrian Barstad Andresen, will explore the dialogue between dance, sound, and identity, utilising science fiction tropes, and found materials.
Nkisi will programme a series of sound collages, inviting artists Solomon Garçon, Francesca Heart, and Aeson Zervas to contribute audio alongside her own mix and audio-visual installation.
For tickets and details go to somersethouse.org.uk.