Collaboratively produced by artists Aisling Ward and Pablo Paillole, Insanitary Ramblings (2021) is an audiovisual installation that juxtaposes archival and newly-shot footage of Nottingham to explore the Midlander’s identity. The soundscape plays a key role, weaving together the words of former factory workers and inhabitants of St Ann’s slums prior to their demolition with present-day testimonies of post-pandemic struggles.

Pablo and Aisling’s audiovisual practices connect due to their interest in archival media to explore identity and heritage. Working collaboratively towards this experimental work has been a method of peer-support throughout lockdown to counteract the pandemic’s detrimental effect on creativity and artistic production. Throughout this period of collaboration, they have both been able to share resources, research methodologies and production techniques in order to learn from each other. As artists and researchers, it has become even more obvious that they need each other to overcome obstacles and evolve as creative practitioners.

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Commissioned by BACKLIT Gallery. Full video available on request.