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BOATS
Location
Wimbledon Theatre
Date
February 2026
Credits
Set Design: Valassia Barbouti, Maria Jose Damia Patino, Raphae Memon, Carmen Neat, Liz So
Production: Valassia Barbouti, Maria Jose Damia Patino, Raphae Memon, Carmen Neat, Liz So
Sound Design: Liz So
Photographs by Carmen Neat
Installation in Wimbledon Theatre, February 2026
This installation responds to the escalating global displacement crisis reflected in recent UNHCR statistics, which reports 117.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide by mid-2025. As part of the piece, 500 handmade paper boats were created using quotes from A Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix, transforming fragments of text into fragile vessels that symbolise migration, loss, hope and survival. The repetition of the boats evokes the overwhelming scale of displacement while also emphasising the individuality of each journey.
Through accumulation, material fragility, and spatial arrangement, the installation invites the audience to confront the human stories that exist behind global statistics.
