And Everything And Nothing Has Changed: SX0753

A Field trip focused on the accidental introduction of 628 non-native flowering Plants and Ferns during the China Clay Industries history and their links to Liverpool and the East India Trading Company.

This event is part of ‘And Everything And Nothing Has Changed’ (2021). A 5 month Public Arts & Heritage Programme by Cornish Queer Artist & Producer Robin Sullivan.

Come along and learn how Par Harbour and its unassuming local plants are actually directly linked to Liverpool and the rest of the world via Liverpool’s connection to the East India Trading Company. The reason SX0753, Par, is in fact the most biodiverse 1km in the whole of Cornwall.

This will be a casual walking field trip around Par, the woods, docks and river bed. Exploring with Robin and local Botanists, we will be guided through the landscape looking at the not so often discussed ripple affects of the China Clay Industry on the landscape and local ecologies.

It is hoped that this field trip will be a starting point to a longer project, the first of many conversations, walks and events. It is intended to spark a conversation around this history and Robin is keen to hear your own personal connection or memories of these plants and place.

All events within the programme are free but limited in capacity. For more information on this event and how you can get involved in the rest of programme go to WWW.ROBINJAMESSULLIVAN.COM

‘And Everything And Nothing Has Changed’ has been made possible with generous support and funding from; Eco-bos, Imerys, Austell Project, the Coastal Communities Fund, Creative Civic Change, Arts Council England, Cornwall Heritage Trust, FEAST, Royal Cornwall Museum, Wheal Martyn Museum, Cornwall College and Cultivator Cornwall.