created by Nina Perry for the dream(ing) field lab, rhythm of rest debuted at toynbee studios on 12 september 2021 as part of the immersive installation, another garden (will be our city) for the what shall we build here festival.

a crucible, a carnival, a sanctuary, an imaginarium

conjuring a present future where the ancestral wisdom of the African diaspora + the Black ecowomanism’s intersectional understanding of environmental + social justice are set to the beat of raging joy, this immersive installation is inspired by the dream(ing) field lab’s june retreat in rural somerset, where an intergenerational gathering of Black women + femmes danced freely under the stars, honoured ancestral ecologies + co-created a sanctuary in which to offer and receive nourishment from each other + the earth.

the dream(ing) field lab is a Common Ground commission by Season for Change, a nationwide programme of artistic and cultural events that celebrate the environment and inspire urgent climate action. Led by Julie’s Bicycle and Artsadmin, and supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

rhythm of rest

created by Nina Perry for the dream(ing) field lab, what will i grow is a series of interviews recorded during a june 2021 retreat to rural somerset, + the work debuted at toynbee studios on 12 september 2021  as part of the immersive installation, another garden (will be our city) for the what shall we build here festival.

a crucible, a carnival, a sanctuary, an imaginarium

conjuring a present future where the ancestral wisdom of the African diaspora + the Black ecowomanism’s intersectional understanding of environmental + social justice are set to the beat of raging joy, this immersive installation is inspired by the dream(ing) field lab’s june retreat in rural somerset, where an intergenerational gathering of Black women + femmes danced freely under the stars, honoured ancestral ecologies + co-created a sanctuary in which to offer and receive nourishment from each other + the earth.

the dream(ing) field lab is a Common Ground commission by Season for Change, a nationwide programme of artistic and cultural events that celebrate the environment and inspire urgent climate action. Led by Julie’s Bicycle and Artsadmin, and supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

what will i grow

Lewisham gives Little Amal a warm welcome - wish I'd had my recording equipment with me, just recorded on an iPhone - but the sound of the crowd was so heart warming..

"A little girl on a BIG journey

Little Amal is the giant puppet at the heart of The Walk, travelling 8,000km in support of refugees.

In 2021, the 3.5 metre-tall living artwork of a young Syrian refugee child will walk across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the UK to focus attention on the urgent needs of young refugees.

‘Little Amal’ is not so little at 3.5m high. Find out more about how she operates from her creators Handspring Puppet Company." https://www.walkwithamal.org/about-us/little-amal/

Little Amal visits Deptford 22 10 21

co-creators of the dream(ing) field lab jennifer farmer + zoë palmer, along with sound artist Nina Perry, Afro-Futurist performance artist Kookie Blu + documentary film-maker Flannery Miller, explore how acts of resting, collective-care + radical imagination are intimately bound up with how Black women + femmes relate to our communities + our planet in the grip of a climate crisis.

rhythm of rest

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