May the earth lie light upon thee, 2025

HD video, 13m27s, commissioned by Rame Projects

 Filmed in Ford Park Cemetery in Plymouth, the film explores ideas of presence, attention, and care within landscapes shaped by loss. Following the cemetery’s dedicated team of groundskeepers, the footage reveals the labour involved in tending to the dead and the many entangled lives that share the cemetery grounds. The soundtrack, with contributions from Shirley Pegna and Tina Hitchens was recorded on site in the cemetery chapel. Rooted in deep listening and collaborative sound-making, the work invites a more-than-human perspective on time and memory.

This work was created during a residency with Rame Projects for their programme ‘I hadn’t finished talking to you, you yet’.

Credits: 

Developed with the support of Rame Projects, through a residency as part of the programme I hadn’t finished talking to you yet.

Strimmers: Lee Bilsborough, Tom Will, Joe De Blasio

Grave digger: Tom Will

Edit: Bryony Gillard

Edit support, colour and sound grade: Oliver Sutherland

Camera: Oliver Sutherland

Flute: Tina Hitchens

Cello: Shirley Pegna

With thanks to Ford Park Cemetery staff, trustees and volunteers, Lucy Rollins, Beth Emily Richards, Oliver Sutherland, Tina Hitchens and Shirley Pegna.