Inter/Connexions

Narratives, Persons, Communities

Individual, group and even national identities are built on layers of intertwining personal or shared narratives. History, truth, values and beliefs are heavily based on the stories we have been told, the ones we tell ourselves and the ones we choose to share with others. Our self-image relies on our “story” and we feel connected to our community and our kin by the memory of a shared past and a common vision for a shared future. Altering a fundamental narrative may lead to reshaping lives (for the better or the worse) for generations to come. This project shall explore various kinds of narratives in an attempt to find their larger meaning and implications and to determine ways to turn stories that hurt into stories that heal.

Key Themes Being Explored

  • (In)Convenient Histories

  • Ageing and Happiness

  • Bad Taste

  • Dark Tourism

  • Fans and Fandom

  • Humour

  • Nostalgia

  • Street Art

  • Testimony

  • The Family

  • The Meaning of Life

  • The Stories Bodies Tell

Upcoming Events

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I never really knew my father. He died when I was eight. The news was devastating. Unbelievable. True to the spirit of the time, life carried on and I was back in school on Monday morning.

Aspects Of....Water

Further details available in September 2025. New event in 2026.

The aim of the series is to consider water from a variety of inclusive and interdisciplinary perspectives

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Music Measures Memories -
The Diaries of a Melomaniac

Jamie Robertson

Measuring my life with music has helped me recall experiences both good and bad but more importantly, it has enabled a healing process that I hadn’t realised I needed until I began writing my story.

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