The LV21 will hold the exhibition and discussion event<\/p>\n
A team of Kent researchers\u00a0and artists will host a discussion and art exhibition on the ecology of the Thames Estuary aboard Gravesend\u2019s historic floating art space LV21 Lightship<\/a> on Saturday 20 November (3-6pm).<\/p>\n The free exhibition Estuary Caf\u00e9<\/a> is part of the national Being Human festival<\/a> of the humanities and is funded by Creative Estuary\u2019s Ideas Lab<\/a>programme. The exhibition will reflect on the value of the Thames Estuary environment, challenging the suggestion that it is \u2018unused\u2019 and serves no purpose.<\/p>\n Focusing on the Isle of Grain at the tip of the Hoo Peninsula, the Estuary Caf\u00e9 will engage visitors in the debate about the Estuary\u2019s identity and how it is used and valued by both humans and wildlife.<\/p>\n The artwork will include the sound installation \u2018Waterbug Voices\u2019, composed by Kent\u2019s Dr Aki Pasoulas<\/a>, which explores the underwater world of the marshes of the Isle of Grain and a series of images and photographs connected via the theme of \u2018Invitation\/Warning\u2019.<\/p>\n These will be accompanied by the research team\u2019s field notes and interactive elements in which visitors can offer their own perspectives on the Thames Estuary environment. This will include \u2018postcard provocations\u2019 of statements and questions that invite written responses for the visitors.<\/p>\n The project team works across the arts and sciences, with contributions from Dr Robert Barker<\/a>, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Science in the University of Kent, the School of Arts<\/a>, artist and SPACER director Sarah Craske and creative writer Caroline Millar.<\/p>\n