Estuary 2021 Outdoor Artwork

The Crow Stone

A series of photographs featuring photographs of the Crowstone, the well-known and solitary local landmark which stands off the coast at Chalkwell.

Estuary 2021 Outdoor Artwork

The Ebbsfleet Elephant

Emily Whitebread has created a new audio-visual work for Ebbsfleet International Station, through research into the Ebbsfleet Elephant, discovered during the construction of Ebbsfleet International Station.

Estuary 2021 Outdoor Artwork

The People of 1381 Outdoor Exhibition

The People of 1381 Outdoor Exhibition is a comprehensive illustrated overview of one the largest rebellions in the middle ages, with the estuary at its epicentre.

Estuary 2021 Associated Programme Online Event

The Sound of That Place

The Sound of That Place is a film and audio soundscape of Crossness Nature Reserve, Bexley and the nearby Ridgeway that collages 8 people’s unique perspectives taken through films, photos, narration and interviews as they were invited to walk independently in the area and to respond to their environment.

Estuary 2021 Outdoor Artwork

The Storm Cone

By artist Laura Daly, with music by Lucy Pankhurst, an immersive artwork for Chalkwell Park in Southend, that unearths lost bandstands and their buried past.

Estuary 2021 Associated Programme

The Strand 125

An anniversary celebration of The Strand's 125th year through the sharing of memories and images through a virtual exhibition.

Estuary 2021 Film

The Telling Image

Ten short films responding to the festival’s themes of climate, imperial legacy and rebellion curated by Gareth Evans. 

Estuary 2021 Outdoor Artwork

The Water Replies - Journals

Beautiful, poetic and moving creative journals kept over the last year by people of all ages, chronicling life by along the Thames Estuary - to be shared through films, posters, murals and window displays.

Estuary 2021 Publication

The Water Replies - Poetry

Alongside creative journals created by the estuary community, project lead poets, Selina Nwulu and Caroline Bird also created a beautiful book for use in schools - The Water Replies: Notes on Teaching Contemporary Poetry.

Estuary 2021 Outdoor Artwork

Tremor at the Edge of Vision

Tremor at the Edge of Vision: a site-specific walking exploration of The Peregrine is an experimental work that takes its starting point from the masterpiece of nature writing by J.A. Baker.

Estuary 2021 Publication

Trolley Reef

Something & Son's 'Trolley Reef' is a long term project and artwork to create a new oyster reef in North Kent, using supermarket trolleys.