“The Empty Plinth” (2022), a 3-channel film documenting a series of workshops, rehearsals and public performances exploring the decolonisation of public space in Sheffield. Workshops devised and led by: Yuen Fong Ling, Nathan Geering; participants: Samara Casewell, Marcus Smith, Rebecca Solomon, Darwin Taylor, and Sam Underwood Doherty. Film production by LUMO FILM. Supported by AHRC funded SAFEDI (Social Art for Equality Diversity and Inclusion) Research Project, led by MMU, AXIS and SAN (Social Art Network), in partnership with Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Museums and Heritage Trust, Sheffield City Archives and Local Studies Library, and Sheffield Hallam University.
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