Something Said
Jay Bernard
Haunted by the archive of the New Cross Fire, Jay Bernard presents a film and poetry reading that undertakes a queer exploration of black British history, reconstructed from archives and apparent debris.
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Haunted by the archive of the New Cross Fire, Jay Bernard presents a film and poetry reading that undertakes a queer exploration of black British history, reconstructed from archives and apparent debris.
As part of Karrabing’s visit to Scotland, the collective will be hosted for three days in the Isle of Skye by The School of Plural Futures.
A poet, playwright and activist, Sanchez emerged as a seminal figure in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, writing in the name of black culture, civil rights and women’s liberation.
Save the dates for Episode 12.
Wednesday 11 – Sunday 15 November 2026
Using violin and cello the duo map out a twilight sonic world that seems to tread the faultlines between improvisation and composition.
For day five of Ultra-red’s project, the investigation will review the previous work undertaken together, and perhaps draw up a summary of reflections and pose some future questions.
A performance for dry ice and four specially constructed steel tables, each one heated by a single candle until searingly hot.
Out of a dark haze, shafts of lights are picked out from the surface of film. Out of the black silence, noise, audible scratches bloom into a bright drone of broken and cracked objects.
A recorded a conversation that grounds the Episode, exploring Ailton Krenak’s thinking and distinct poetics of life; as it work against capitalism and fascism, as a denunciation of political alliances, and maybe even of ‘politics’.
“I am truly without faith. In a media marketplace that demands soulness, I can only offer soulnessless.”
Heat-mapped bodies, found porn films, Korean psyche-folk, creepy police intrusion and self-defence.
This event honoured those individuals who achieved the status of Icon during the period of 1986-1990.