Artistic and academic perspectives meet in this discussion on the history of fishing industries in Suffolk, featuring artist Mark Požlep and Dr Tom Johnson, Associate Professor of Medieval History at Oriel College, Oxford.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Mark Požlep (b. 1981, Slovenia) works in visual and performance art, spatial installations, and video. His practice centers on journey-based projects, using observation and reflection as core methods. He has exhibited internationally in solo and group shows, and received several awards and grants, including the Villa Albertine grant (2021), Andy Warhol Foundation grant (2020), and the OHO Award (2016).

Dr Tom Johnson joined Oriel College from the University of York where he was a senior lecturer in late medieval history. His work mainly focuses on how ordinary people lived in early modern Britain, and he has written on a broad range of topics for the London Review of Books, including the laws of shipwreck, occult magic and historical counting systems.