5x5x5 series
Everything is changing. Nothing has changed. Change is coming.

5x5x5 does not shy away from tackling the difficult questions that are bubbling at the surface, and instead seeks to provide insight into issues that have been amplified in the current crisis, including: historical memory, social injustice, the Black Lives Matter movement, and caring for the vulnerable and the marginalised.
"As part of the Legacies and Futures season we invited five writers and five researchers to respond to the provocation “Everything is changing. Nothing has changed. Change is coming.” Their work is presented as part of the 5x5x5 series alongside the artwork of five artists commissioned through The Arts Institute Covid-19 art fund*.
The series takes stock of this tumultuous time as we are living it through it now, bringing together voices working across a range of art forms and disciplines including; health, law, history, visual arts, literature, music, film, theatre, poetry and spoken word, to ask what they would like to see change."
Dr Sarah Chapman, Director, The Arts Institute
Untitled (Bench) 2 by Narbi Price (2020). Watercolour on paper, A4, Private Collection, UK
31 October: Kat Lyons, poet
‘On the impossibility of perpetual motion’, spoken word, The Arts Institute Covid-19 commission
4 November: Beyond Face, performance company
'Not Trending Anymore', performance, The Arts Institute Covid-19 commission
7 November: Monica-Shanta and Helen Snell, collaborative artists
‘Ethno – Constitutionals’, visual arts, The Arts Institute Covid-19 commission
10 November: Andy Cluer, artist
'Drift | Hum', spoken word, The Arts Institute Covid-19 commission
11 November: Laura Denning, artist
'The Underside of Time', film, The Arts Institute Covid-19 commission
13 November: Kane John Mills, dance/theatre artist
'Lighten Up Mate', performance, The Arts Institute Covid-19 commission
Our commitment to the safe enjoyment of the arts during the Covid-19 pandemic, means that this season's events are free for you to enjoy at home.
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5x5x5 is delivered by The Arts Institute and The Box partnership and supported by Arts Council England.