We are thrilled with the response to Night Bloom which is on show at Science Gallery until 15th May. The artwork is part of Vital Sign, Another World is Possible, a group show that shares the many ways people are shaping liveable and hopeful futures.
Confronting environmental injustices, from air pollution to the rights of the ocean and the impact of our waste, Vital Signs explores the differences we could all make, if we viewed the planet’s health as an extension of our own. Other artists include Sir Ben Okri and Ackroyd and Harvey.
Night Bloom is an immersive audio-visual artwork that highlights the resilience of the global deaf community through the metaphor of biodiversity. While storms and wilting flowers reflect the systematic discrimination and erasure faced by deaf people around the world, abundant landscapes filled with birds and insects offer a symbol of hope and future growth for all.
“Most striking about Night Bloom is the way in which its poetic script appears so fully embodied by its cast of three. Energy moves from the natural world, up through the dancers’ bodies and out along their arms. Hands flutter silently, like the butterflies and the birds which fill the projected vision.”
Critic, Mark Sheerin.
A looped film features three dancers, whose movements incorporate signs drawn from Visual Vernacular and traditional Chinese (CSL) sign languages. Signs drawn from nature are commonplace across international sign languages. The roots shooting from the hands of dancers represent the mycorrhizal networks through which plants and fungi communicate across species.
This work shares the power of embodied forms of communication, across difference, and advocates for an inclusive climate transition.
Vital Signs continues until 15th May 2025. Visit: