ANCESTRAL REVERB
Ancestral Reverb is an exploration of our Carbon Heritage, through sounds, words and pictures.
The piece was made using music spanning over 100 years, and the words of coal community members whose ages ranged from age 5 to 94. It contains sounds captured in a coal mine, photos taken with a Victorian-era camera, and stories passed through generations. The records are embedded with fragments of coal, scavenged in big chunks from the beach at Blackhall Colliery.
Each record is an heirloom, entrusted into the care of families and institutions who carry parts of our collective Carbon Heritage. We hope they care for them and hand them down with hope and pride.
The project was commissioned by the Durham Miners Association, as part of the Redhills creative residency programme.
Ancestral Reverb is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
