The project addressed, through art, the contemporary relevance of the history of World War Two and early rocket engineering. Combining ethics in art and science, questioning the role of science in war, DORA PROJECT aimed to develop creative strategies for artworks that critically, ethically and affectively mourn victims of genocide and war and engaged with the politics of visualisation of memory as practice.
The DORA PROJECT exhibition brought together mixed media artworks made in response to the challenge of visualising sites of suffering and the transmission of memory of past traumatic experiences. Artworks included Mapping a wall installation by Françoise Dupré and Grey Area: a map sketched in film by Rebecca Snow. These works were made following an extensive period of research including visits to international and local archives and V2 sites in London, Germany and France.
During the exhibition, DORA PROJECT’s third and last Commemorative Public Events in south east London was also held in collaboration with The Peckham Society. The event commemorated Peckham and Southwark’s V2 rocket victims, sharing memories and discussing the impact theses attacks had on people’s lives and surroundings. A series of participatory and learning activities and talks exploring DORA PROJECT’s main themes were programmed through the duration of the exhibition.
