RAFTS by Alistair Debling
An exhibition exploring climate change through the lens of access and care.
RAFTS by Alistair Debling is a new exhibition commissioned by ‘a space’ arts for God’s House Tower.
The exhibition draws together data-driven climate research from Dr. Gordon Inglis at the University of Southampton and people-driven research from creative workshops with Rose Road to ask: what if climate change were reframed as an access and care issue? The resulting multimedia installation will flood the main gallery space at GHT, offering new strategies for staying afloat in the face of disaster.
Launch Event
Join us as we celebrate the launch, RAFTS by Alistair Debling on Friday 20th March at 6pm. Admission is free and tickets are available here.
Doors will open at 6pm and guests will be invited to grab a drink and explore the galleries. At 7pm, ‘a space’ arts Curator & Programme Manager Mia Delve, will introduce the exhibition and the artist, Alistair Debling will talk about the commission and the ideas behind the work.
This event is free to attend. If you’d like to donate, you can contribute what you feel. Any donation helps us keep events like this free and build a creative community at God’s House Tower. You can also support us by buying drinks and snacks at the bar.
About Alistair Debling
Alistair Debling makes films, photographs, performances, meals and installations. His work investigates diverse fields, from queer nightlife and ecology to militarism, agriculture and architecture.
Through sustained engagement with a particular community, he likes to discover unlikely connections between things: what does a nuclear power station have in common with a disco ball? A dairy cow with a canonised saint? A gay bar with a wild elephant? Recent projects have been commissioned and presented by Art Gene, Barrow-in-Furness; Jwllrs, Morecambe; the Grundy Gallery, Blackpool; Grizedale Arts, Cumbria. Recent screenings include HOME, Manchester; Providenza, Corsica; Copenhagen Architecture Festival, Denmark; Atelier WG, Netherlands.
About the Partners
Dr Gordon Inglis is a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow and Principal Research Fellow based in the School of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton. He studies climate-biogeochemistry interactions in past, present and future environments and specialises in the geochemical analysis of biomarkers (‘molecular fossils’).
Rose Road is a charity that provides a range of care services, including overnight short breaks, onsite and offsite outreach and day services, and telephone SEN advice services, for children and young people with complex disabilities and their families, across Southampton and surrounding areas.
