Anti-cool and Waugh Office (Julia Waugh & Mark Waugh) present the premiere of Tea and Sugarcane. The film follows the lives of two male victims of human trafficking and slavery in the UK, revealing the story of how they came to find themselves in this situation. Through interviews, we explore their upbringings, families and childhood dreams and discover the triggers which made them take such a risky path to the UK.
Alongside Tea and Sugarcane, Anti-cool also presents two of their recent experimental audio-visual works: Wind, Land and Sea and Echo Tides.
This event includes a discussion with Anti-cool and Julia and Mark Waugh (Waugh Office), followed by a Q&A with the audience. The event is supported by Arts Council England.
Doors: 18:30. Screening: 19:00.
ABOUT ANTI-COOL
Anti-cool is a Liverpool based artist, originally from Japan. Social systems and how people’s lives are influenced by our globalised society often feature as central themes. Through audio visual storytelling, the artist explores the stories of marginalised people, borders that separate and the histories intrinsic to the landscapes of today. Recent exhibitions/screenings include Directory at The Wrong Biennale (Online, 2023-24), HOME (Manchester, 2023), International Day for Monuments and Sites at Aveiro City Museum (Portugal, 2022), Toynbee Studios at Artsadmin (London, 2019).
ABOUT WAUGH OFFICE
Co-Founders of the hybrid art's platform Waugh Office, Julia Waugh and Mark Waugh have curated and funded more than 20 exhibitions both in the UK and internationally. The acclaimed #airedeturner 2015 for Turner Contemporary Margate and Becoming Animal at ACC Gwangju with The International Curators Forum in 2016.
