The Sea as Common Ground (From a Wave Point of View)

Based on a series of interviews and archival documents held by the Whitstable Museum, the artist brings different subjects together in a video installation. The work weaves together a narrative of human interactions and forms of solidarity, in history and present, in specific contexts such as extreme floods, sea defense, the appropriation of land (the sea shore and its economic exploitation), and the urgent subject matter of migration. The collage of voices derives from existing stories and literature, as well as interviews collected by Zito Lema with members of the local community and specialist professionals.