Words, Vision & Sound

Artistic painting of a head with no eyes, ears and part of it's mouth missing on an orange background
Artistic painting of a head with no eyes, ears and part of it's mouth missing on a grey background

Words, Vision & Sound is a literary installation that was originally curated by Akeem Balogun for 2022’s 31st Off the Shelf Festival, at Event Central. The artwork was created by Thomas Fowler.

It places audiences in the heart of 3 speculative pieces of writing that were turned into visuals by projectionist Zaron:

Yet Another Performance Review by Laura Bui

Floating on the edge, too far to touch another body by James Giddings

Under the Aqueduct by Selma Dabbagh

The texts were narrated by Rider Shafique and Georgia Williams and amplified with sounds designed by musicians Commodo, DSL Official and Utah?

It has also taken place for Huddersfield Literature Festival at Heritage Quay on Thursday June 6 2024.

Under the Aqueduct by Selma Dabbagh. Visuals by Zaron. Performed by Rider Shafique and Georgia Williams. Sound by Utah?
Another Performance Review by Laura Bui. Visuals by Zaron. Performed by Rider Shafique. Sound by Commodo.