Telling object stories: film, peoples and plants in the Amazon
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
No booking required
Kew Gardens holds fascinating artefacts collected by the botanist Richard Spruce, who travelled in South America in the nineteenth century. In this roundtable, Luciana Martins (Birkbeck) and the Derek Jarman Lab's Bea Moyes and Bartek Dziadosz screen and discuss the making of The Many Lives of a Shield, a short film that follows the story of this ceremonial shield.
This event is free, but please reserve your place using our online booking form.
This event is part of Birkbeck Arts Week 2017 - see the full programme here.
Please contact the organiser if you have any additional access requirements.