Poet Larena Amin joined the discussion to explore different perspectives on socially-engaged artists’ practice and their responses to activism, healing, and self-expression. Early career artists and young adults contributed to this open session. We have made the recording of this discussion available online to increase access for more people.
This special event was funded by ArtFund.
Artists
Meera Shakti Osborne has a practice of collective healing through creative self-expression.
A.G is a DJ, producer and presenter from east London. Her work takes inspiration from American underground club music in Baltimore and New Jersey to Bollywood soundtracks.
Activity
October - December 2020
This video artwork was developed by young people working with video artist Eva Grace Bor. It is the result of a Peckham Platform programme that invited artist Meera Shakti Osborne and producer A.G. to run workshop sessions with our Youth Platform group.
This digital tapestry is a collaborative work from artist Meera Shakti Osborne and producer A.G made after working with a group of young people on the 2021 Digital Tapestry project.
2020-2023
Tilting the Mirror was a Creative Civic Change project based in Peckham, south-east London. Over three years it aimed to establish a greater knowledge and understanding of community-led cultural activity in Peckham.