The World Reimagined is a ground-breaking, mass participation art education project to transform how UK society understands the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact.
The World Reimagined will see ten trails of ten large Globe sculptures in seven cities across the UK in the summer of 2022, each created by a different artist to bring to life the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The trails will be the centre of a broader education and engagement programme, with schools and community groups across the country.
Each Globe will be designed to bring to life the reality and impact of The Transatlantic Slave Trade, responding to the themes of The Journey of Discovery as described on http://www.theworldreimagined.org.
I am thrilled to announce I have been commissioned to design a Globe as part of our Community Globe Commission scheme in Southwark, London. I have met with elders in Peckham, and heard about their histories and connections to Southwark so I can create a Globe that will be deeply connected to place.
The World Reimagined, at its core, is built on our belief in the transformative power of art: to inspire, to move and to open our imagination to new possibilities. And so the artists that create the Globe sculptures that form our trails are essential in helping people travel through this Journey of Discovery.
Community Workshop inspiration
Peckham conversations with the incredible Lorna, Audrey, Beverly and many others brought together by the wonderful Natalie who runs the Elim Community Centre and Coco. We had a really nourishing conversation about their experience of coming over from Jamaica and living in Southwark. I decided to make the Southwark Community globe a tribute for the Black women of Peckham and make the globe a place to restore them. I chose not to show them in service.
Thank you to Adam Vass for phenomenal support, Paintbox felt like my studio!
My globe #sculpture for @twr__org #Southwark to #Lambeth art trail, “Peckham in Bloom”, is installed on Saturday 13 August.
