Artist Talk: Paul Rooney
10 Jan 2025 - 10 Jan 2025
Join artist Paul Rooney to hear more about his work and Broken Token commission which is on display at The Box until 12 January. Rooney's film and sound installation explores ideas of home during times of conflict and takes inspiration from The Box's collections and the experiences of Plymouth-based veterans and their families. The talk will also explore the vital role the veterans played in the development of the commission, from writing a brief to its final presentation. Stay after the talk for tea/coffee and a chance to chat with the team who've been involved in the project.
About Paul Rooney
Based in Liverpool Rooney makes installations, videos, and records, all with writing as their common basis to explore music, myth, memory and place.
His music was featured in John Peel’s Festive Fifty in 1998, as well as recording a session for Peel's Radio 1 show a year later (which was re-broadcast on BBC 6 Music in 2016). His extensive CV also includes national and international exhibitions at venues such as Tate Britain, BALTIC, Whitechapel Gallery and Shanghai Biennial as well as featuring in group shows with the British Council and in British Art Show 6 which toured around the UK in 2005-2006.
Broken Token is part of the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, a national partnership programme of over 20 artist commissions inspired by the heritage of conflict. Led by Imperial War Museums, the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund was created following the success of 14-18 NOW, the official UK arts programme for the First World War centenary.