Friday Lates: Hypnopompic Hallucinations (August)
An evening of live activations featuring Sister Midnight and Jacken Elswyth in the courtyard, responding to Shani’s sleeping figure.
Free. Booking advised, Walk-ups welcome.
| Dates | Fri 15 Aug 2025 |
| Times | 6pm-late |
| Space | Edmond J. Safra Fountain Courtyard |
| Price | Free |
For the first Friday Late, hypnopompic hallucinations are introspective and meditative, with dreams emerging as clues to collective pasts and present possibility.
The courtyard will be taken over by residents from South London cooperative organisation and radio station Sister Midnight, along with a live performance by Jacken Elswyth, folk musician, banjo player and member of Shovel Dance Collective.
Artists In Residence
Biographies
Sister Midnight
Sister Midnight is a community co-op based in Catford, South East London, who are working to create community-led spaces for culture in Lewisham Borough. Made up of over 1000 members and led by Lenny Watson, Sophie Farrell, and Lottie Pendlebury, the collective is currently working to open a community owned music venue in Catford centre, and also runs a grassroots radio station based in Hither green.
Jacken Elswyth
Jacken Elswyth is a London-based folk musician, banjo player, and instrument builder. In her music making she is focused on exploring traditional tunes, developing extrapolations on folk styles and techniques, and investigating drone, ambience, and improvisation within and beyond folk music. She organises the Betwixt & Between tape series as one avenue of these investigations. She plays and records solo and in collaboration - with Shovel Dance Collective, Sullow, and others. She also builds and repairs banjos and other instruments, with a focus on folk craft and vernacular styles. This practice and these instruments inform and facilitate her music making.
Hypnopompic Hallucinations is part of The Spell or The Dream, a major new commission by Somerset House Studios artist Tai Shani. Centered around a striking new sculpture for the Somerset House courtyard, this multifaceted work includes a 24/7 radio broadcast, live talks and performances, and an extensive family programme, inviting a host of guest contributors to collectively dream of possible futures.