This is a trailer of Invisible City. To listen to the full sound experience visit the cemetery during our opening hours.
The House of Life’s first ever artistic commission, the 24-minute piece has been created by sound artists FOR NOW to release layers of stories evoked by the cemetery and the people who come to it.
Susanna Grant and Joey Morris were inspired by Italian novelist Italo Calvino’s “Invisible Cities” to build a sonic city, full of life and stories that wash over the cemetery as the listener wanders its expanses. Invisible City transports you to a land of memory as Arthur, the cemetery foreman, with a chorus of relatives and people from around Willesden, draw you in.
The audio art can be downloaded free of charge to any smartphone from a QR code on site. It is best heard wearing earphones.
The only days Invisible City will not be available are when the cemetery is closed (on Saturdays; from 25th to 28th December and on 1st January 2021).
Invisible City Credits
Created by FOR NOW
Susanna Grant
Joey Morris
Darren Hayman
Commissioned and produced by
Hester Abrams
Voices
Derek Bloom
Rachel Davidson
Vicki Harris
Alex Harris
Isla Kaufmann
Nataliya Kharina
Arthur Mejuito
Jasmine Mejuito
Joseph Mejuito
Lily Mejuito
Daniel Walters
Georgia Walters
Simon Walters
Coordination by Vicky Proctor, House of Life, United Synagogue
PR by Think Communications
Cover design by Sarah Culross
Thanks to Brent 2020 London Borough of Culture and the Metroland Cultures Team: particularly Lois Stonock, Titania Altius, Amanprit Sandhu
Invisible City is supported by grants from the Brent 2020 Culture Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
