Margate Reimagined
Margate Reimagined was commissioned by Margate Festival for their 2019 programme which ran alongside the Turner Prize exhibition at Margate's Turner Contemporary. This project was delivered through a combination of walks, workshops, artistic & architectural proposals and poetry. Margate Reimagined is a present day vision of Margate with an alternative past. Bringing together heritage both real and imaginary this project speculates about a town that might have been, or could yet become.
Project conceived and coordinated by Jon Spencer and Dominic Rose (under the banner of Transit Collective) alongside contributions from RL-a, Simon Cole walking artist and Margate Stanza.
Interpretation panels and project guide
At the core of the project are a series of interpretation panels positioned at 9 sites around Margate …
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Walking Tours
These were led by walking artists and tour guide Simon Cole ….
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Workshops
Description of the three workshops and their outcomes …
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Display
The whole project was brought together in a show at the Shop Front space on Northdown Road in Cliftonville.
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