Grounded in the artist’s research and practice underpinned by ecofeminist theory and alternative spiritualities, this is the river and it still flows explores the role of ritual in protest, and how (re)connection, with the more-than-human and with each other, is a vital act of resistance. The video comprises audio from various protests (anti war, London, 2003 and Greenham Common Peace Camp, UK, 1982) and visuals from recent protests for the freedom of Palestine (manifestazione pro Palestina 2023, Milan).

This work can be seen as a spell; the artist interweaves this igniting footage [fire], with that of a kite flying against the open sky [air] and drone footage of the Jordan River [water, earth] (reported by Al Jazeera English, 2015). In a dialogue between these elements, power and agency is given to them through visuality; a new articulation of “from the river to the sea”.

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