Local Senses is a creative project with a group of individuals who have varying levels of vision. The group was formed in 2017, after I volunteered leading creative making workshops at Royal National Institute of Blind People. In 2019 we took our practice to the streets, and began explorations into navigating outdoor space and creatively reflecting on relationships to site. We developed a practice that spans walking, listening, poetry and performance with public walking workshops, film and publication outputs. We have produced work in three London boroughs.
Projects include:
Mapping in Woolwich , Commissioned by Royal Borough of Greenwich (2023)
Mapping in Lewisham , Commissioned by Liberty Festival and Lewisham Borough of Culture (2021-2022)
Mapping in Bloomsbury, Funded by Mayor of London’s Culture Seeds Grant (2019)
Local Senses: Mapping in Lewisham
‘Local Senses: Mapping in Lewisham’, was a commission for Liberty Festival 2022 and Lewisham Borough of Culture.
Throughout the autumn of 2021 the group engaged in an intensive process of research and development. We explored the area between Deptford Station and Deptford Creek through the use of sensory walks and workshops as a means of capturing the environment in ways that might facilitate further participatory sense making. Striking out into new and familiar territory, we reflected on the ways in which space becomes place, the unknown becomes a route, and a sense of belonging is established.
We presented our research via a film screening of 'Mapping in Lewisham' and live performance at a Lewisham Borough of Culture Symposium at The Albany in January 2022, and again in July 2022.
As part of Liberty Festival 21 - 24 July 2022, Local Senses led a series of participatory walks, workshops and performances across Deptford.
Mapping in Lewisham
Local Senses, Mapping in Lewisham
Directed by Natanya Mark, filmed and edited by Nathan Bather, 2021 (London)
Running time: 5mins 25secs
Local Senses, Liberty Festival 2022
Local Senses at Liberty Festival 2022
Directed by Natanya Mark, filmed and Edited by Nathan Bather, 2022 (London)
Running time: 3mins 26sec
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For more information and past projects www.localsenses.co.uk
Projects include:
Mapping in Woolwich , Commissioned by Royal Borough of Greenwich (2023)
Mapping in Lewisham , Commissioned by Liberty Festival and Lewisham Borough of Culture (2021-2022)
Mapping in Bloomsbury, Funded by Mayor of London’s Culture Seeds Grant (2019)
Local Senses: Mapping in Lewisham
Throughout the autumn of 2021 the group engaged in an intensive process of research and development. We explored the area between Deptford Station and Deptford Creek through the use of sensory walks and workshops as a means of capturing the environment in ways that might facilitate further participatory sense making. Striking out into new and familiar territory, we reflected on the ways in which space becomes place, the unknown becomes a route, and a sense of belonging is established.
We presented our research via a film screening of 'Mapping in Lewisham' and live performance at a Lewisham Borough of Culture Symposium at The Albany in January 2022, and again in July 2022.
Mapping in Lewisham
Local Senses, Mapping in Lewisham
Directed by Natanya Mark, filmed and edited by Nathan Bather, 2021 (London)
Running time: 5mins 25secs
Directed by Natanya Mark, filmed and Edited by Nathan Bather, 2022 (London)
Running time: 3mins 26sec
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