Living in the Wake of the Lust for Sugar, 2023

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4K digital video, stereo sound

7:53 minutes  (2:27 minutes excerpt)

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Filmed in the London Sugar and Slavery Gallery, London Museum Docklands, London

 

"The aim was to re-examine the existing narrative of the gallery, which was created in 2007, by expanding its interpretation with an artistic perspective connected to the audience that the gallery represents. For an institution like ours, the accuracy of her [James] vision, the finesse of her thinking, are precious tools to offer a new narrative on heritage and identity." 

— Jean-François Manicom, Senior Curator (Docklands History and Legacies)

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Commissioned by the London Museum Docklands

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Credits:
Written, performed and narrated by Elsa James; Co-directed by Andy Delaney and Elsa James; Co-edited by Andy Delaney and Elsa James; Sound designed by Greg Birkumshaw; Lighting by Struan  Wallace; Narration recorded by Graham Tobias; Camera assistant: Graham Tobias; Set assistant: Storm Thompson; Makeup: Storm Thompson and Costume: Elsa James. All film stills: Andy Delaney.

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Screening history:

2024 - Art Museum, University of Toronto, CA

2023 - London Museum Docklands, London, UK

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