Glimmer and the Goddess (2018) — Social Art Library

By R.M. Sànchez-Camus

A photograph of an outdoor performance with an accordion player and brightly coloured carnival dragon.

A project exploring the collection of the Horniman Museum looking at the theme of animism and working with community members, hospice patients, bereaved family members, primary school children to create a large-scale public performance work.

The mantle was created through dry felting over four months and the mask head was created with willow, shells, beads and collage. The performance created a storyline with folk song about journeys to the unknown understanding the journey is the destination.

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Website: https://www.appliedliveart.com/glimmer

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R.M. Sánchez-Camus

R.M. Sanchez-Camus is a creative practitioner who develops works of art in collaboration with community partners. He creates site-responsive works that activate dialogue, interaction, visual impact and community cohesion. His interests lay in neighbourhood narratives, hidden mythologies, psychogeography, and outdoor works.

He has been commissioned by leading organisations with remits in public art and social practice such as Artangel, People United, and Freedom Festival, and in 2017 co-founded Social Art Network UK, which he continues to co-manage.

https://www.appliedliveart.com