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Writers Abroad Remember Saro-Wiwa is supported amongst others by the Arts Council England
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HOME | ABOUT US | CONTACT US | LINKS | DONATE Remember Saro-Wiwa Short Film: Refining Memory |
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As part of the Living Memorial project, we commissioned a short film from artist filmmakers Judy Price and Andrew Conio to serve as an 'exhibition' of the five short listed proposals for the Living Memorial. The film is called Refining Memory. Refining Memory was premiered at the Museum of London on 21st October 2005, and subsequently shown at a number of locations around London, ranging from the Whitechapel Gallery to Curzon Soho to London's City Hall. It was selected as a critics' choice by London's Time Out, and described as 'Reflective, compassionate and creatively invigorating' A special DVD and catalogue with extra archive footage and stills is now available. UK residents can send a cheque for £6 to PLATFORM to receive a copy by post. See address details here. The 30-minute film explores the issues of loss, memory, memorial and representation and how artistic practice might engage with circumstances that globalisation make part of the fabric of our everyday lives. It shows the diverse and creative ways in which 5 artists have responded to the brief of making a living memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa. In doing this they have drawn out the underlying forces and circumstances that have led to the destruction of the Niger Delta and the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa. This film asks questions about how we respond to events that by their sheer calamity cannot be represented, but must be shown so that we might have a dialogue with the social and economic forces that underpin societies. The accompanying music, especially composed by Ross Lambert and Eddie Prevost, takes the form of an intimate series of improvised musical dialogues, expressing their own personal relationships to Ken Saro-Wiwa and his works.
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