A legacy from 2019’s Peterloo bi-centenary by GM Arts. Produced by Rule of Threes

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Funders: Great Place, Stronger Together and Greater Manchester Strategic Authority

Artists: Joshua Sofaer, Tim Denton, Maisy Sumner, Caroline Dowsett and Standard Practice

The Cap and Dove Ensemble artists: Afreena Islam, Amy Lawrence, Jenny Gaskill, Anna FC Smith, Mark Croasdale and Richard Shields

 

The is a document to describe the work in progress for the Cap and Dove commission. My piece was initially sparked by the climate emergency and the issues of air pollution in Greater Manchester. I wanted to draw on historical sources to make our shared air tangible and researched how pollution was handled in the early modern era through to the 20th Century.

 

This document includes a short essay description of my research into miasmic theory , smell and class.