Love After All is a message of love, hope and acceptance for anyone struggling to survive in a world that wasn’t built for them.
Suicide is the biggest killer of men and women under 35 in the UK, and something has to change. It has been a privilege to work with members of my local LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse community to create this artwork as a message of love, hope and acceptance
This artwork is a visual poem, with a filmed narrative that runs in parallel to the message in the lyrics of the song soundtrack. The themes are simple: you matter, you are valid, you are loved. Many members of the community were kind enough to contribute messages of hope. Some of these appear briefly in the film, and you can see those messages here.
Thanks to Richard Eady (piano), Teatime and Tide Productions (filming & editing), Joe Inkpen (visual cover art), Lightswitch Mastering (audio masters), Herne Bay LGBTQ+Society, Umbrella Centre of Herne Bay and MixMatcheduk CIC, Maya’s community support Centre for their help and support and to everyone who participated or contributed to this project.
This project was funded by by Kent County Council’s HOPE Community Arts Fund and premiered at the Turner Contemporary in Margate on July 18th 2023.
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