Submergence 
Gloucester

A unique and welcoming light and sound event for all the family, creating space for exploration, play and connection.
Submergence Gloucester is a unique and welcoming light and sound event for all the family, creating space for exploration, play and connection.
Presented at Gloucester Cathedral in 2020 Submergence is back by popular demand for the communities of Gloucestershire to experience once again this August. This artwork is a large, immersive, walkthrough experience of many thousands of individual points of suspended lights, animated to create feelings of presence and flowing movement around you.
Squidsoup welcomes you to play and explore within the installation, to touch the lights, to make lots of noise, lie or sit down, lose yourself and become completely absorbed within this amazing experience. It offers a highly sensory, open space for families to come together.
Supported by Arts Council England using public funding by the National Lottery, Gloucester BID and The University of Plymouth we are pleased to announce a series of specialist workshops, play sessions, and special events involving music and movement as part of the Submergence Gloucester programme with Vilk Collective, Bleephaus, The Music Works, GARAS and more. 
Presented in Eastgate Shopping Centre, in a disused unit between H&M and JD Sports, this event is free of charge and opening hours outside of workshops are not ticketed. Opening hours are between 10am and 5pm Tuesday – Saturday. Stay up to date on workshops and special events here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/squidsoup-88881071603

 

If you would like to register interest in participating in a workshop with the University of Plymouth exploring co-design and co-creation of artistic spaces for people with Autism please email mail@squidsoup.org.
If you take part or run a local community workshop or group and would like to visit Submergence please email seren@squidsoup.org. 
Our partners:
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Supported by funding from Gloucester BID
Supported by funding from The University of Plymouth
Gloucester Culture Trust 
Eastgate Shopping Centre 
Vilk Collective
Motala Gloucestershire NHS Community Engagement Officer
GARAS 
The Music Works
Bleephaus

Image credits: Tom Arran, Wild Rumpus, Andrew Allcock, Paul Blakemore, Jaroslav Novak.

Submergence Gloucester: Workshops 

Feel The Light Workshop with Vilk Collective

Wednesday 28th August 11am – 12pm 
Thursday 29th August 3pm – 4pm

Join performers Roxanna Vilk and Peter Vilk (Vilk Collective) as they guide you to Feel the Light within the highly sensory sound and light installation Submergence.

An hour of creativity for all the family, exploring light, sound and music making using instruments and voice. 

Make yourself comfortable, move through the space and touch the lights. A truly magical inclusive and accessible workshop for the whole family. 

Roxana Vilk (Iran/UK) and Peter Vilk (Czech/Slovak) are award winning musicians, filmmakers, community practitioners and composers. At the heart of their process is collaboration and inclusive community practice. 
www.vilkcollective.com
www.roxanavilk.com and www.petevilk.com  

Book your place via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/squidsoup-88881071603 

Image credits: Vilk Collective, Khali Ackford