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Old submarine base showing immersive seascape in film and photography exhibition.
This old building has great access for a former submarine base and it has a fantastic, dramatic atmosphere; even if you don't go to the exhibitions inside, it's worth visiting to experience the dark, cellar-like submarine pens which still have German writing on the walls left over from the war. They are doing it up just now though and I'm hope that people can still do this after the refurbishment.
This is my second visit to this centre; the last time was to an incredible street art exhibition which featured Banksy amongst others and this time I saw a former Magnum photographer's exhibition of his seafront photos (Harry Gruyaert) paired with British film-maker John Akomfrah's immersive film on three simultaneous screens about our relationship with the sea over time with a post-colonial slant. Both were really good but the film was absolutely outstanding; it said so much about our relationship with the planet and each other and covered lots of issues such as whaling and slavery both past and present. The setting was entirely appropriate.
This old building has great access for a former submarine base and it has a fantastic, dramatic atmosphere; even if you don't go to the exhibitions inside, it's worth visiting to experience the dark, cellar-like submarine pens which still have German writing on the walls left over from the war. They are doing it up just now though and I'm hope that people can still do this after the refurbishment.
This is my second visit to this centre; the last time was to an incredible street art exhibition which featured Banksy amongst others and this time I saw a former Magnum photographer's exhibition of his seafront photos (Harry Gruyaert) paired with British film-maker John Akomfrah's immersive film on three simultaneous screens about our relationship with the sea over time with a post-colonial slant. Both were really good but the film was absolutely outstanding; it said so much about our relationship with the planet and each other and covered lots of issues such as whaling and slavery both past and present. The setting was entirely appropriate.
