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The fictional account Keith Piper and Michelle Williams-Gamaker in conversation

25 April 2024 at 18.30–20.30
Two images of a person at a desk in a room full of shelves stacked high with folders and boxes

Keith Piper Viva Voce 2024. © Keith Piper

Explore the role of fiction in challenging historical figures and accounts of history

Join artists Keith Piper and Michelle Williams-Gamaker as they discuss the synergies between their films and practices and the role of archival research in forming new and alternative narratives. Learn more about Keith Piper's Viva Voce, as he discusses his approach to the mural and the commission and how the work fits into his wider artistic practice.

Keith Piper

Keith Piper (born 1960) is a British artist, curator, critic and academic. He was a founder member of the ground-breaking BLK Art Group, an association of black British art students, mostly based in the West Midlands region of the UK.

Michelle Williams Gamaker

Michelle Williams Gamaker is a Sri-Lankan British award-winning moving image artist, which include joint winner of Film London’s Jarman Award, Aesthetica Short Film Festival winner of Best Experimental Film. Williams Gamaker’s work explores Fictional Activism as a critical alternative to imperialist storytelling.

Lauren Gee

This series of events has been curated by Lauren Gee and developed with Tate Learning. Lauren is a public programme curator and artist moving image producer from London. Lauren has produced films for artists Alberta Whittle, Onyeka Igwe and Beverley Bennett as well as curating public programmes and supporting audience engagement for London Short Film Festival, South London Gallery, Tate, Create and Film London. This year Lauren is part of BlackStar film festival's Programme Committee, reviewing Short Narrative works.

BSL interpretation will be available for this event.

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25 April 2024 at 18.30–20.30

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