Work/Radio City

Radio City (2006)
Video projection (duration 27 mins approx.)

In August 2006, Charlesworth, Lewandowski & Mann journeyed to the Shivering Sands Sea Fort, about seven miles of the Kent coastline. Originally used as gun forts to fight the Luftwaffe, the sea fort was revived as pirate radio stations in the 1960’s. At this time, during an incident in an Essex home, to do with an allegedly stolen radio transmitter, Reg Calvert, who ran “Radio City” from the sea fort was shot dead. His wife retrieved the transmitter, sailed to the sea fort and began to broadcast, as a memorial to her dead husband. The first record played was Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the night”. Charlesworth, Lewandowski & Mann visited the sea fort and played “Strangers in the night” at high volume into the open whilst drifting through the towers. Their film “Radio City” (2006) uses footage taken during this action.

Shown in ‘Brinksmanship’ - Wolstenholme projects, Liverpool, ‘D’ - Trinity Buoy Wharf, London and ‘Take Hope’ - Take Courage Gallery, London