The Body as Data follows a series of participants as they re-map the Kent Coast of England. Emerging from the summer’s Body as Data project workshops and walking events, this film captures local migrant and community participants as they draw their own borderlines across the Kent coast. By highlighting the constructed nature of borders, the film presents an alternative, mobilised version of these boundaries, created by those whom the borders deny.
The 2024 Body as Data Project wanted to connect local communities and those who have experienced forced migration through creative dance practice, walking, and surveillance technologies to come together to mobilise the border of the Kent coast from Margate to Folkestone. Over the summer, a series of community workshops and site specific walking events took place which explored how the ‘body-as-data’ can draw its own border by re-imagining the impact of drone technology and the power of walking practices.
Director - Sidonie Carey-Green
Producer – Jodie Cole
Sound – Andre Braga-Verissimo
Lead Artist – Tom Tegento
Camera – Mijo Peraica
Edit – Sidonie Carey-Green
Social media: @sidoniecareygreen @thebodyasdataproject
Website: www.thebodyasdataproject.com
Accessibility: Block 67 has wheelchair access from the street and many parking options very close. Block 67 has a disabled toilet.
Artist Name: Sidonie Carey-Green and Tom Tegento
Event Type: Film screening (loop)
Date: Friday 4th October, Saturday 5th October, Sunday 6th October
Time: 10:00 - 17:00 hrs
Location: Block 67, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1JG.