With Covid-19 ravaging populations and the World trying to come to terms with lockdown reality, it seems an appropriate moment to reactivate this Platform-7 project from 2013 exploring the trauma that follows on from a sudden shocking change in circumstance.
Echo at St Paul's by Natasha Reid
... A child picked up some plaster pieces I had left to weigh down the Silent Cacophony posters nearby and began to tie them to the tree, adding to the installation and completely opening up my eyes to what the intervention could be – something for other people to create and shape. This simple act was my favourite moment of the day... click to read more on the blog
Echo at St Paul's by Natasha Reid
...tourists ambling through the city, people on conferences with a few hours to spare, families exploring Wren’s masterpiece. Some gave it just an inquisitive or perplexed glance, whilst others came up and touched the plaster, took photos, read the interpretation... read more on the blog
Echo at St Paul's by Natasha Reid
... “It’s like shrapnel, right?” asked one business man... read more on the blog
Echo at St Paul's by Natasha Reid
...Something that momentarily made legible the memory of the devastation of the past, and might be discovered by accident, perhaps causing passer’s by to be intrigued and find out more, and perhaps even reflect upon events at the historic location... read more on the blog
Echo at St Paul's by Natasha Reid
...“Echo” aimed to be subtle and quiet, its symbolism revealed only upon closer inspection... read more on the blog