A Crash Course in Cloudspotting

A Crash Course in Cloudspotting is being presented from 22-24th August 2023 in Edinburgh, as part of the Horizon Showcase. Book your tickets here - this work has limited capacity so book early.

In 2016 I (accidentally) set off a security alert by lying down on the 6th floor of the Southbank Centre. Since then I have collected over 250 stories about people’s attempt to rest in public. A Crash Course in Cloudspotting tells some of those stories.

An invitation to pause.
To rest.
To listen.

A Crash Course in Cloudspotting is an intimate audio journey exploring the depths of human connection and the subversive act of lying down.

It can be experienced as a 35 minute audio-led installation or as a 55 minute installation + performance.

Over the past five years Raquel Meseguer Zafe has collected over 250 stories from people living with invisible disabilities and chronic illnesses around the country. This immersive installation invites you into the heart of these personal experiences. In this delicate space, participants from across the UK and Europe illuminate the space with a gentle choreography of lights, activated by patterns of rest unfolding in real time.

“Beguiling and thoughtful(…).A Crash Course in Cloudspotting is about finding, making, and acknowledging the connections between people… the show lets us imagine ourselves as part of a web reaching out across the world.” Exeunt Magazine.

CREDITS:

Conceived & Performed by Raquel Meseguer Zafe

Devised in collaboration with: Composer & Sound Artist: Jamie McCarthy Dramaturg & 2nd Performer: Laura Dannequin Artist & Theatre Designer: Sophia Clist Artist & Designer: Tom Metcalfe Lighting & Sound Designer: Charles Webber Production Manager: Mark Munday Software Developers: David Haylock & Joseph Horton

Produced by MAYK

Commissioned by Unlimited and Coventry City of Culture Trust with Arts Council England Support. Originally commissioned by Camden Alive and Unlimited.

The original R&D for this project was supported by Ovalhouse, South East Dance and Unlimited. Developed in collaboration with Synøvve Fredericks, Jamie McCarthy, Owen Calvert Lyons and Sam Evans. CREDITS:

CALENDAR:

Horizon Showcase, Edinburgh, UK - 22-24th August 2023

MAYFEST 2022, Bristol UK - 18-28th May 2022

Coventry City of Culture 2021 - 6-29th October 2022