In this episode of ‘Past – Forward’, curator and writer Gareth Evans in in conversation with writer, curator and activist So Mayer on the process of responding to large scale work produced by female makers, the importance of making digital archives available and accessible, and on curating as an ethical practice.

The podcast features a reading of So Mayer’s poem ‘Line of Visible Light’ by actor Robert Whitelock, first published by The Wapping Project in 2016.

Hosted by Gareth Evans

Featuring So Mayer

Reading by actor Robert Whitelock

Sound editing and design by Philippe Frau-Nadal

With recordings from The Wapping Project’s archives, including  ‘Answers from the Ocean’, 1995, choreographed by Shobana Jeyasingh and performed by students from Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets, London

Podcast intro theme by Billy Cowie from the soundtrack to ‘Shiny Nylon’