Sam Simmons
Seaside Towns, Seaside Frowns: Margate Twenty-Seventeen (2017)
Poet Sam Simmons takes us on a guided tour of Margate meeting fellow artist Polly and a host of other characters along the way. Interspersed with his poetry (both longform and snappy), Sam recalls his time in the town and reflects on how it has changed since the Turner Contemporary gallery opened in 2011. 'I've always thought of Margate as a bit damaged,' he muses.
Written for the Composition, Improvisation and Sonic Art Research Group festival in the spring of 2017 at the Turner Contemporary, this piece features music by musicians who performed at the event. Full credits are at the end of the documentary.
Poet Sam Simmons takes us on a guided tour of Margate meeting fellow artist Polly and a host of other characters along the way. Interspersed with his poetry (both longform and snappy), Sam recalls his time in the town and reflects on how it has changed since the Turner Contemporary gallery opened in 2011. 'I've always thought of Margate as a bit damaged,' he muses.
Written for the Composition, Improvisation and Sonic Art Research Group festival in the spring of 2017 at the Turner Contemporary, this piece features music by musicians who performed at the event. Full credits are at the end of the documentary.
