Stories of Right and Protest
International art commissions across the city of Lincoln
Stories of Rights and Protest is the 2019 artist commission programme for Mansions of the Future, an ambitious multifaceted social art project based in Lincoln, an ancient city that holds manuscripts of the Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest, key texts in the articulation of human rights. Curated by Clare Cumberlidge & Co. Stories of Rights and Protest is a conversation around culture, power and democracy through dialogic and international art commissions. The works connect the complex heritage of the city with urgent contemporary realities.
The Free and the Unfree is a durational work by Ruth Beale, a series of public and private exchanges around definitions of freedom culminating in a radio play exploring possible futures.
Order, composed by Orlando Gough, directed by Emma Bernard, sung by Melanie Pappenheim and Esme Herbert. An intimate voice performance in the historic Guildhall council chamber articulating the rituals and dynamics of power.
Desire Lines by Alicja Rogalska is a speculative work using the heritage and vital contemporary role of Lincoln’s co-operative movement to provide an alternative guide to the city focusing on citizen’s political desires for the future.
Old Salt a performance by Laura Wilson, worked with the material and labour histories of the city, in a collaboration between Mansions of the Future and The Collection.