‘Grenfell’, Steve McQueen, Installation view.Photo by Richard-Ivey
Following the recent screening of Steve McQueen’s ‘Grenfell’ in Glasgow, this session brings together perspectives on how art can act as a memorial, support visibility, and make demands for justice. Starting from McQueen’s intention that the Grenfell tragedy would not be forgotten, this event seeks to reflect on how art engages with real world tragedies and how it might offer spaces for grief, mourning and remembrance.
Gracie Mae Bradley is a writer and human rights expert. She is the co-author of ‘Against Borders’ (Verso 2022) and the essay ‘From Grenfell to Windrush’ (OpenDemocracy/Pluto Press), among other writings. She is former Director of ‘Liberty’ and ‘Grenfell Testimony Week’, and a James McCune Smith scholar at the University of Glasgow.
Hannah Proctor holds a Wellcome Trust University Award at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Her book ‘Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat’ (2024) is published by Verso. She is a member of the editorial collective behind Radical Philosophy, is contributing editor at Parapraxis and in addition to those publications has been published in Tribune', Art Review, The Baffler, Boston Review, Another Gaze and elsewhere.
Additional Links
Gracie Mae Bradley ‘From Grenfell to Windrush, state racism kills – sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly’, Open Democracy, 19 June 2019.
Event Details
Thursday 24th April, 6-8pm
Tickets
Free, book in advance here
Access
This event takes place in the library and event space on the ground floor of 5 Florence Street.
The building has step free access and a lift.
Accessible toilets are available.
The nearest subway station is Bridge Street, a 14 minute walk away.
