The Decline and Fall of British Sea Power

July 2007

Goldsmiths College

Performance Installation

A performance made to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, performed at Goldsmiths College, a school originally founded for the sons of poor naval officers.   Seven candle powered toy tin boats, representing the seven boats sunk during the conflict, are drowned in seven black buckets filled with water and seaweed whilst the naval hymn, For Those in Peril on the Sea is sung.  Against the wall stands a mop. 

Video documentation (extract): https://vimeo.com/70135804