Moments of Grace
On the Record
Next Date
Friday, 2 October 2026
14:00 – 17:00
14 dates · Oct
Admission
Free
Just Turn UpAn immersive oral history installation project distilling a century of nursing into one time-bending 24-hour shift. R&D and consultation phase.
Moments of Grace is an immersive sound and light project that aims to distil a century of nursing and midwifery stories into one time-bending 24-hour shift. Oral histories and original music are sequenced to clock time, while a light sculpture marks the passing hours.
A site-specific iteration of Moments of Grace explores how care reshapes our experience of time: lives change in an instant, a night shift feels like a lifetime, and brief encounters remain vividly present decades later.
Audiences are invited to take part in an immersive listening experience and storytelling workshops in the contemplative environment of Holy Cross.
This R&D and consultation phase showcase will also act as a public call-out for nurses, midwives and carers interested in contributing stories and experiences towards a future large-scale spatial sound installation, which is currently in research and development.
A project by On the Record
Audio producer, story-editor and sound artist: Steve Urquhart
Original music composer, performer and sound artist: Nicole Robson
Falling Light sculpture: Will Laslett
Oral historian, audio producer and sound artist: Laura Khan Mitchison
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