RAFTS  (2022, 1 hr. 6 min.)
RAFTS: Live  (2022, 1 hr. 24 min.)

RAFTS is comprised of a body of performance, film and sonic work exploring how the climate crisis relates to support structures in our everyday lives. The film is narrated by the voices of eight residents of Barking and Dagenham in London and the song of a young woman from Idaho, who each reflect in their own way on what the symbol of a raft means to them.

Inspired by the original BBC Radio Ballads as vessels of time, the RAFTS film and live performance explore how we mark time, and act to enable support and prevent harm in both the short and long term. Using tools of prophecy, reflection and creativity, these works take us on a journey that contemplates which ‘rafts’ could be needed to navigate the future in times of great change and uncertainty.

RAFTS and its live performance counterpart were nominated for the 2023 Turner Prize, organized by Tate Britain and exhibited at Towner Eastbourne in Eastbourne, England from September, 2023 through April, 2024.

Cinematographers — Rory Pilgrim, Cody G. & Husam Al-Deen
Director — Rory Pilgrim
Editors — Ewan Riley & Cody G.

LINKS
Watch RAFTS: Live
Evening Standard review
Turner Prize press release
New York Times article
Guardian article

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Turner Prize 2023 — Towner Eastbourne, Eastbourne, ENG (2023-24)
Andriesse-Eyck Galerie, Amsterdam, NL (2022)
WAMx, Turku City Museum, Turku, FIN (2022)
RAFTS: Live — Cadogan Hall, London, ENG (2022)
Serpentine Galleries, London, ENG (2022)