NEW HOT POET FILM – JUST LAUNCHED!
🔥 Hot Poet: Francesca Beard
Inspired by the ‘Virtual Worlds: Corals at the Grant Museum’ exhibition and the fieldwork of UCL marine biologists Ben Williams and Jason Lynch.
Filmed by Jon Hardy, Counterstate Films.
Coral reefs sustain 30% of all ocean species, and their degradation represents a stark reminder of the climate crisis. The study and preservation of coral reef habitats are vitally important to planetary health, and humanity in general. The data gathered from corals today is complex and multi-sensory, but corals are often still presented in conventional ways, including in museum settings. Coral specimens in museums can sometimes reinforce the misconception of corals as static and colonised objects, rather than as animals that form the foundation of marine ecosystems.
About the Poet
Francesca Beard is an internationally acclaimed spoken word artist who has written commissions for institutions such as The Barbican, The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and The Royal Court. She recently toured ‘How to Survive A Post-Truth Apocalypse’ about story-telling, lies and language and is currently developing ‘Confabulation’, about the future of memory, supported by Arts Council England.
Hot Poets is an award-winning Arts organisation, working in the highest levels and deepest roots of the climate space to powerfully communicate climate change science and action through spoken word poetry . Integral to our partnership with We Feed the UK, is the commissioning of world class regional poets, reflecting the broad diversity of voices and communities.
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🗝️ : Restoring Coral Reefs
