Uncanny Waters - Costumes that Carry Stories - Saturday 10th May 2025

Saturday, 10th May, 14:30-16:30 & 18:00-21:45

Join us on Saturday, 10th May 2025, at Creekside Discovery Centre in Deptford for an extraordinary exhibition by Heads Body and Legs. This community art collective brings you "Uncanny Waters," an exhibition of crafted resistance with performances and talks, celebrating the intergenerational LGBTQ+ costume & textiles project.

A collaborative costume project from Heads Bodies Legs artists Lu Firth & Ray Malone

Featuring artist participants:
Arkem Mark Walton, Medusa Has Been, bug! , Elisabeth Sur, E.M. Parry, Fanny Bleach, George Cox, Honor Bathurst, K.A. Harper, Kate Coss, Meg Jordan, Nina Cava and Teabag

Event Highlights:

Relaxed Session: 2:30pm – 4:30pm

• A quieter, more accessible view of the work for disabled and neurodiverse families.
• Participant Panel: 3:45pm – 4:30pm
• Tickets: Free tickets are available for families, people with disabilities, or those with Universal Credit. Book your space now, as tickets are limited!

Evening Session: 6:00pm – 9:45pm

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Doors Open for the evening – A Prelude to the Uncanny
Intimate encounters with some of our uncanny queers, including: The Sermon of the Slipper and the Sea by Medusa Has Been, Mergrettes Tail by Arkem Mark Walton and A Fool’s Tirade by bug!

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Audience view from Ha’penny Hatch Bridge, Deptford. 

E.M. Parry  Belly-full 

A River Walk from our Uncanny Queers

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Panel Discussion
Exploring queerness, connection, migration and resistance in Uncanny Waters.
Panellists: Sacha Coward (Queer As Folklore), Juliet Jacques (Trans: A Memoir), Sarah Jaffe (Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire), Aisha Mirza (Misery)
Host: Gabriela Salas (Common Press, & former costume participant)

8:30pm - 9:40pm

Uncanny Cabaret Acts

• Arkem Mark Walton’s  Deptford’s Tastiest Oyster
• Honor Bathurst’s Concert Tina
• Medusa Has Been’s Siren Songs
• K.A. Harper and Fritha Jenkins Kith
• Fanny Bleach Would you still love me if I was a worm?
• Poetry and audio description from Joseph Rizzo Naudi
• Audio Description texts written and performed by Annie Hayter, produced by DesCript

9:45pm The End

Social media handles:

 Heads Bodies Legs: @headsbodieslegs

Led by collaborating artists: Lu Firth @firthlu & Ray Malone

Featuring work from artist participants: 

Anthony Psaila @medusa.has.been

Arkem Mark Walton @arkem_mark_walton

Bug! (Jayson Fowler) @buglikecreature

Elisabeth Sur @sur_elisabeth

E.M Parry @e_m_parry

Fanny Bleach @fannybleach

George Cox @gwscox

Honor Bathurst @honor_cecil

K.A Harper @keziahmusicmaker

Meg Jordan @megj_makes 

Nina Cava @ninacava.i

Teabag (Christopher Overington) @teabag1965

Poet / Audio Description: Joseph Rizzo Naudi  @joeraudi and Annie Hayter @hannieayter

Juliet Jacques

Sacha Coward @sachacoward

Sarah Jaffe @sarahljaffe

Aisha Mirza @miseryparty

Hosted by Gabriela Salas @paqarinkama

Tickets: £10 per ticket for the evening session. Children are welcome, but please note some references may require parental guidance.

Trigger Warning & Parental Guidance: This exhibition is aimed at adults and explores complex themes, including the HIV crisis, the deaths of Trans people, and genocide. Viewer discretion is advised, and parental guidance is recommended for younger audiences.