Boris Thompson-Roylance
FRI, 26 JUNE, 22:30
Boris Thompson-Roylance
The Land Remains - Film screening with 360º spatial audio + in person Q&A
Britain is an island shaped by memory, migration, and the persistence of the past in the present.
The Land Remains is a single-channel video installation that places Britain’s renewed fascination with folklore and ritual in dialogue with the former Bibby Stockholm asylum barge, exploring how land, migration, and belonging continue to shape national identity today.
Over the course of a year, Boris filmed pre-Christian ceremonies and seasonal traditions across the country, pagan practices aligned with the Wheel of the Year, structured around solstices, equinoxes, and moments of transition.
Set against these rituals of return and renewal, the work asks how myth and landscape are used to define the idea of Britain.
The work features prominent voices from the folk community, including folk singer & song collector Sam Lee and alchemist and apothecarist Charlotte Pulver.
Join us at Polygon Portal’s for an immersive experience channeling the ancient voices of the past, with 360º spatial audio.
Allow its songs, stories, and ceremonial soundscapes to resonate above, around and through you.
Event Information
Arrival Times / Doors
Please arrive from 22:00. You will be taken to the 1st floor where a secret Soho bar will be awaiting you. A bell will be rung 15 minutes before the show and you will be shown to your seats. The doors will be closed at 22:30. Late entry is not permitted once the show has started.
Duration, Schedule & Running Order
FRI, 26 JUNE:
Doors open: 22:00
Start: 22:30
End: 23:30
Seating
There are cinema chairs and Togo chairs, it is first come first served so arrive early and sit where you want.
Sound System
It is a beautiful L-Acoustic 17.1.10 soundsystem. You will have 17 powerful speakers surrounding you, 10 speakers over your head supported by more subs, and 1 sub channel with four subs at the front of the room.
Additional Information
The bar serves drinks and there is a water fountain in the bar to fill up your own bottles.
