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Where We Will Go is a video and animation work that builds upon the act of walking and being in places that resonate with meaning to articulate the experience of losing a twin from a multiple pregnancy.
It was written and edited by artist-researcher Kate Sweeney, drawing upon her practice of exploring the production of arts materials from our intimate surroundings as a form of archiving. The drawings and animations in the film were made using inks, dyes and stains produced from organic matter collected on our walks as well as from the conversations and drawings produced in the reflective workshops. Through this immersive process, the film captures the ways we can use nature as both a space and a material to articulate feelings.
The project was run in partnership with Newcastle University and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and with the affiliated charity Tiny Lives. It was supported by the Newcastle University Medical Humanities Network and the Humanities Research Institute.
The film was funded by the Humanities and Social Sciences Impact Fund and the Tilly Hale Fund at Newcastle University.
In May 2023 it was given a Newcastle University Engagement and Place Award.
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Kate Sweeney 