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FOR GERRY’S POMPEII ON THE BIG SCREEN TUESDAY 21st JANUARY 7PM HOSTED BY LADBROKE HALL
This Tuesday 21st January, 7pm — come and discover Gerry Dalton’s incredible world with the help of two beautiful films inspired by his work kindly hosted by stunning local cultural hub Ladbroke Hall in their Sunbeam Theatre.
(tickets £10 all proceeds will go to our charitable activities)
Doors open – 6:00pm
Screening begins – 7:00pm
‘Pompeii’ by Jacek Zmarz and Louis Harris-White. Watch the trailer here
Dr. Jasmin Chohan, Assistant Curator of British Contemporary Art at Tate will be leading a Q&A with the filmmakers and Sasha Galitzine, campaign leader and curator of Gerry’s Pompeii after the screenings.
More information about the films:
‘Gerry’s Pompeii’ by Stella Scott.
‘Gerry’s Pompeii’ was built by Gerard Dalton over thirty years in his council flat on Hormead Road, West London. Although Gerry was well known by his neighbours, the extent of this artwork was only discovered following his death in 2019. This documentary (60mins) follows their three year fight to keep Gerry’s Pompeii in situ.
‘Pompeii’ by Jacek Zmarz and Louis Harris-White.
Capturing the undisturbed collection shortly after his passing, London-based filmmakers Jacek Zmarz and Louis Harris-White document the space and the stories that brought it into being in short film Pompeii – existing as one of the few records of “Gerry’s Pompeii” in its entirety.
Alongside Buckingham Palace and St Paul’s Cathedral, reimagined, a vast display of historical figures, from Oliver Cromwell to Prince Albert, are committed to concrete. One figure receives special attention: Colonel Harry Rice, an important inspiration from Dalton’s past working as a gardener in Ireland. Read by the Colonel’s granddaughter, Gerardine Wisdom, Dalton’s own words guide Pompeii, taken from his only formal interview – compiled with friend and neighbour, the writer, artist and environmentalist Roc Sandford. Touring this unique visionary environment through Dalton’s memories and musings, Zmarz and Harris-White capture the possibilities of uninhibited creative expression, as it unfolds in the comfort, privacy and, at times, isolation of home.
