Palimpsest: Tales Spun From Sea And Memories, Billy Gerard Frank (2019) (EMPIRE LINES Live at PEACE FREQUENCIES, St James’s Church, Paxton House)
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Palimpsest: Tales Spun From Sea And Memories, Billy Gerard Frank (2019) (EMPIRE LINES Live at PEACE FREQUENCIES, St James’s Church, Paxton House)

Contemporary artist Billy Gerard Frank explores the deep connections between Grenada, Scotland, and England, following the life and legacies of Ottobah Cugoano in their film, Palimpsest: Tales Spun From Sea And Memories (2019).


This episode was recorded live as part of PEACE FREQUENCIES, a 24 hour live radio broadcast to mark International Human Rights Day in December 2023, and 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Listen back to the recordings with Manthia Diawara and Sara Shamma ⁠online⁠, and find all the information in the first Instagram post: ⁠instagram.com/p/C0mAnSuodAZ⁠


Billy Gerard Frank: Palimpsest is at Paxton House in Berwickshire until 31 October 2025.


PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic.


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