EMPATHY MUSEUM

EXHIBITION & PODCAST

Audio Producer & Sound Designer

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https://www.empathymuseum.com/

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Producing two episodes for Empathy Museum's A Mile in my Shoes: 1981 Uprisings touring exhibition and podcast, featuring Bristol Poet and Educator Dr Lawrence Hoo as he reflects on his childhood experience of the St Paul's Race Riots.

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The Empathy Museum is a series of art installations begun in 2015, inviting participants to quite literally 'walk a mile in my shoes'.

Its purpose is to help visitors view the world through the perspectives of others, putting on a pair of shoes and listening to the owners story through headphones.

Exhibition themes have included the experiences of NHS nurses, refugees and migrants, the 1981 Bristol race riots and more.

A weekly podcast, A Mile in My Shoes, was started in 2018.

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Details on the A Mile in my Shoes: 1981 Uprisings exhibition:

In 1981, Black communities in Brixton rose up in bloody confrontation with the Met Police – against a backdrop of racism, severe economic recession and high unemployment. They followed on from similar events in Bristol the year before, and the summer of ‘81 brought further uprisings across England – including in Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. It was a critical moment in the movement for social justice in Britain, leading to landmark recommendations for police reform and local regeneration policies, as well as, crucially, a new sense of Black British empowerment.

A Mile in My Shoes: 81 Uprisings brings together stories from people who were there at the time, and who felt the reverberations through homes, streets, and communities across the country – in ways we all still live with today. Find us in the heart of Brixton, swap your shoes for a pair donated by each of the 35 storytellers, grab some headphones, and head out on a physical and empathic journey that might change how you see the world.

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Episode Credits:

Audio Producer: Christina Hardinge

Featuring: Dr Lawrence Hoo

An Empathy Museum production