OUTFALL by Bryony Gillard
An exhibition by artist, curator and educator, Bryony Gillard, exploring the hidden politics of wastewater.
We are delighted to announce Outfall, a new exhibition by Bryony Gillard, coming to East Quay this Autumn.
Exploring the hidden politics of wastewater, Outfall brings together layered narratives with immersive sound and moving image, turning our attention to the sensorial and often invisible materials carried through our pipes, sewers, bodies and waterways. From leak-detection dogs trained to locate failures in sanitation systems, to plumbers navigating the physical realities of blocked drains, the work reveals wastewater as something more than a by-product — it is an archive holding traces of our lives, illness, pharmaceuticals, hormones and industrial residues.
Drawing on crip theory and lived experience of disability, Bryony's films explore the porous connections between waste, bodies and environment. Rather than framing wastewater simply as something to be flushed away or a problem to be fixed, Outfall invites us to consider how we might relate differently to the infrastructures that quietly shape our everyday lives.
