LEVIATHAN
SPILL’s flagship international commission presented an imagined dialogue between Suffolk’s fishermen and the colossal Leviathan, a mythological sea creature and witness to ecological collapse.
Conceived and developed during a 100-kilometre walk along the Suffolk coastline, acclaimed Slovenian artist Mark Pozlep created Leviathan with the participation of the North Sea fishermen who operated out of our county’s ports and fishing villages.
The story of fishing in Suffolk has been shaped by technological change, geopolitical forces and the shifting relationship between humans and the sea. Leviathan invited us
The Echo Project
A bold reimagining of a timeless brand.
FESTIVAL LAUNCH
MONSTERS is a film project made in collaboration with school children from across East Anglia, creating a fictional documentary that will use the familiar tropes of Hollywood monster movies as a way for young people to reckon with ecological change. The film will screen in Ipswich as part of SPILL Festival 2025.
Image credit: Pine Agency
Image credit: John Ferguson (2024), commissioned by SPILL as part of THE ICA PROJECT
The ICA Project
The ICA Project revisited the former Ipswich Caribbean Association building on Woodbridge Road through specially commissioned photography, newly collected oral histories, and archival materials made public for the first time.
Take a look at the ICA Memories website to view the exhibition materials, and submit your own.
