Our project
Today, we focussed on the final site-specific design work for Between Two Tides, which centres on creating two cairns and crafting objects for the performers to manipulate during key moments. The design team have conceived the cairns as sculptural installations built directly from the land, using both indigenous and ‘erratic’ rocks. We arranged these rocks […]
on 25 April 2024
Today, our scenography for Between Two Tides reached a new level of integration with the landscape. The design team have now spent spent months conducting research and development visits to the site, immersing ourselves in its natural features to understand how the coastline can become not just a backdrop setting, but a dynamic part of […]
on 23 April 2024
Today, I completed my first poem Spurn for the project. It marks the beginning of a longer cycle of poems that will celebrate the unique landscape of South Holderness. In these poetic works, I will deliberately and purposefully anthropomorphise the South Holderness landscape—or rather, ‘de-phusimorphise’ it, borrowing terminology from the French ecological ethicist and philosopher […]
on 9 April 2024
What does Spurn Point sound like? What does a 3-mile strip of land, jutting into the North Sea, sound like? How can we get a sense of how a large area sounds, when sound has a finite circumference – a bubble of invisible ripples in which we have to stand to be able to hear […]
on 20 March 2024
Today, we took a crucial step in our creative research journey by selecting the perfect location for our site-specific performance—a stunning stretch of flat sand just seaward of the northern section of Beacon Lagoons. This remarkable spot sits on the edge of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), known for its rare and diverse […]
on 13 February 2024
Today, staff, stakeholders, and local voices came together at the University of Hull for a lively afternoon filled with discussion, creativity, and reflection, marking the formal launch of the South Holderness Eco-Arts Project. Hosted by the Centre for Applied Research in the Arts and the Centre for Performance, Technology, and Aesthetics. The event united an […]
on 6 December 2023