The panel of experts you will hear are:
Dr Luke Mitcheson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Dr Alison Rooke Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths
Founding Director and Twelve commissioner, Mark Prest from Portraits of Recovery
Artists
Melanie Manchot is a London based visual artist who works with photography, film and video as a performative and participatory practice.
Activity
21 May – 26 July 2015
Melanie Manchot’s multi-channel video installation explores the intimate stories, rituals, repetitions and ruptures of lives spent in addiction and recovery.
In 2015 artist Melanie Manchot discussed the inspiration behind her ambitious film installation, Twelve, with Dr Pratap Rugani, documentary filmmaker and then Reader in Documentary Film at University of the Arts London.
These resources offer a range of reference materials around drug and alcohol misuse, focusing on movies, music, art and books.
Between July 2025 – August 2026 we worked with 31 artists, designers and creatives, with 1,474 participants. We reached a physical audience of 23,900 and a digital audience of 61,000.
Pass(Portal) is a free print and digital activity pack to facilitate creative conversations on the meaning of diaspora on a micro level, exploring home, culture, and travel.
A Journey Through Time and Culture is a free activity pack to facilitate creative conversations on the meaning of diaspora. Though it was designed with a classroom setting in mind for KS3 and KS4, it is open and appropriate for use in a variety of settings for all ages.