Fete of the nation
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Past
- Free
- Discussion
- British Sign Language
- Speech-to-text online
Viewing Room event, Thomas SG Farnetti. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Join designer Niamh Thompson for an illuminating and critical discussion about the English village fete, its history and folklore.
Forget the homemade jam, floral bunting and tombola, in this talk Niamh will explore the quirkier and sometimes sinister side of the village fete, asking what its traditions, rituals and superstitions reveal about our identities.
A recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, Niamh will also introduce her sculpture and multimedia work. There will be a chance to ask questions.
The event took place in our building and was livestreamed on Wellcome Collection’s YouTube channel.
Dates
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Past
Need to know
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British Sign Language
This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.
Speech-to-text online
This event will be live-transcribed for online viewers. Online ticketholders will receive a link to view the captions in a separate window.
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About your speaker
Niamh Thompson
Niamh Thompson is a London-based designer and recent graduate from the Royal College of Art (RCA). While at the RCA, Niamh conducted a critical investigation into the emergence of nationalism within the English village fete. More broadly, her practice is research-led and, through an exploration of archival material – be that home videos nestled within village halls or abstractions of folk-horror theories tucked away in the darkest corners of TikTok – her work engages with politics, relationships, typography and British folk culture.