Resistance (installation)

Writer-director Liz Crow
Project Manager Nemia Brooks
Moving-image installation
In production - UK tour from autumn 2009

Resistance is a dual-screen moving image installation that will tour galleries and museums from autumn 2009.

Its starting point is the Nazi programme of mass-murder targeting disabled people and, crucially, disabled people's resistance to it. Through the exploration of a neglected period of history, it raises critical questions for today. What does this history mean for all of us now, disabled and not? How do we learn from it to shape a future that delights in diversity?

Baroness Julia Neuberger says: "Resistance is an important project which raises issues of great relevance for today and will provide an excellent forum for engaging public debate and challenging public ideas."

Roger Malbert, Senior Curator, Hayward says: "Resistance is a powerfully conceived exploration of an important but neglected subject. Liz Crow's treatment extends beyond the stark exposure of the historical reality to a reflection on its implications for us today. This promises to be a challenging and original project, capable of engaging on a deeply affective level a wide range of people."

Resistance has an integral programme of participation, with audiences invited to record their own experiences as part of the installation, shaping the work as it moves from venue to venue. Linked events will run alongside and within the installation space, encouraging further public engagement and providing material for educational programmes through talks, workshops, live art and performances, etc.

Resistance is suited to a wide range of venues - from galleries to disused warehouses, empty hospital wards to community spaces. Please contact us if you are interested in your venue being included on the tour.

Writer-Director	Liz Crow
Project Manager	Nemia Brooks
Technical Coordinator	To be confirmed
Sound design	Claudio Ahlers
Interns	Samiha Abdeldjebar Bob Harvard Hannah Parker Rachel Clarke (from September) Jenny Gill (from September)
Production	Roaring Girl Productions

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