remnant horizons

When: Friday, 19 September, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (performance begins at 7:00 pm)

Where: TACO! 2 Cygnet Sq, Thamesmead, London SE2 9FA

Who: This is a free event, and everyone is welcome. Places are limited, please book your space.

What does it mean to stand with a land under threat? To raise your voice - not above - but with the wetland, the birds, the insects and the grasses? To feel that the place you defend is not outside of you, but a part of who you are?

On 19 September, we will gather to listen and respond. Through live sound performances by felix taylor and Action Pyramid, created in dialogue with the Crossness Nature Reserve and its Friends, we will hear the quiet resistance of the marshes, and the calls of those who speak for them. The work echoes the ongoing struggle to protect this fragile ecosystem from looming industrial redevelopment.

As night folds in, human and more-than-human voices will intertwine in a kind of choir; an anthem, a requiem, a call for care. 'remnant horizons' will also mark the closing of Sarah White’s photography exhibition at the Thamesmead Library, and carry forward conversations begun earlier this year. You will have the last opportunity to visit the exhibition during the event.

remnant horizons is a part of Beneath the Pavement, the Marshes, a three-year artistic research programme bringing together artists, ecologists and activists, with local ecological and community groups working in north Bexley, to explore the ground beneath our feet.

Important Information:

• This event is FREE and open to all. However, participants under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
• Limited spaces available - booking is essential. Secure your spot via Eventbrite. 
• Please note, this is a residential area and parking on site is limited. We encourage arriving on foot, by bike or using public transport.

Nearest Transport Links:

• Train: Abbey Wood Station, just a 10-minute walk from the station
• Bus: 180 to Yarnton Way / Harrow Manorway, 229/244/301/472 to Southmere Lake, 469 to Harrow Manorway / Lensbury Drive

Accessibility Notice:

• The event is wheelchair accessible.
• A toilet is available on site.

About

Tom Fisher is a sound artist and musician working primarily under the name Action Pyramid. His projects vary from site-specific sound installations for galleries and museums, to experimental radio works, documentary film and music. His creative practice involves using sound and composition to facilitate a reconsideration of our surroundings, examining the relationship between ourselves and the nonhuman, and our part in the wider ecologies of landscapes. With a multitude of recording techniques, often aimed at exploring and re-interpreting the seemingly unnoticed and unheard elements of our surroundings, he looks to present compositional and spatial expressions of these acoustic phenomena in a way that attempts to offer up alternative perspectives regarding perceptions of scale, hierarchical bias and the interconnectedness of living things.

felix taylor is a composer and artist from South London. His work looks towards field recording, musical composition, film scores, unlicensed radio broadcasts, graphic score and live performance. He is primarily concerned with memory, hauntings and experiences that disrupt monochronic time culture.

Previous projects include performances, collaborations, workshops, exhibited works and soundtracks for The ICA, Chisenhale gallery, BBC Sounds, Somerset House, South London Gallery, FACT Liverpool, Reduced Listening, Philip Glass, The Black Cultural Archive, GOMA, Thames Festival, Musicity, NTS Radio, The Arnolfini, The British Library, Museum of London, MACBA and We the Curious.

Sarah White is a photographer living in London, working loosely within documentary. Her analogue practice forms around an exploration of time and place, in noticing traces of the past held within the present, often perceived in the most seemingly mundane and unfinished of moments. Sarah's interests range from folklore to landscape to performance to the street, having shot commissions for the likes of Weird Walk, Worms Magazine, Three Rivers and Cafe OTO, alongside multiple ongoing personal projects.

Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve is a passionate group committed to preserving and nurturing the Crossness Marshes, located along the banks of the River Thames. This vital habitat is renowned for birdwatching and is home to a rich variety of wildlife, including water voles, bumblebees, butterflies, and many rare invertebrates. Through conservation work, habitat observation, and community engagement, the group helps protect and celebrate this unique area for future generations.

Photo: Crossness Nature Reserve, 2024 by Sarah White.