Suffolk's very own "she-farers" are teaming up with an international network of artists as part of the Ipswich SPILL Festival.
Ipswich played host to the Women of the Seven Seas who arrived in the town to talk about their careers in a male-dominated sector.
The international network of female artists, researchers, activists and seafarers in maritime industries, aka “she-farers”, gave a talk as a part of SPILL Festival.
A number of artists giving talks over the next couple of months will return for the festival in October.
Two artists from the German collective SECRET AGENCY shared with a packed Think Tank Live audience their animated presentation about she-farers around the world, before revealing some alarming experiences and dilemmas that could happen in the future.
The artists just returned from Hollywood, receiving encouraging feedback from a major film production company on their idea of a blockbuster film on the subject.
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A SECRET AGENCY spokesperson said: “We’re excited to be here in Ipswich and starting the research to our project.
“We've also enjoyed meeting all the local she-farers and would welcome hearing stories from others.
“More women are now sailing the seven seas than ever before, partly because of the cruise ships which have thousands of employees.
“But women are still just 2% of the entire global maritime industries workforce and we still face lots of challenges and injustices.”
The talk was the first in the Think Tank Live series, with further events planned on April 6 and May 11.
Robin Deacon, SPILL artistic director, said, “Dialogue between artists and audiences is such an important part of Think Tank Live. The Q&A session after each performance encourages everyone to join in the conversation. This is what will help to inform and shape the art that SECRET AGENCY will make for SPILL Festival in October."
Tickets are £5. To book or find out more about Think Tank Live, visit spillfestival.com or call 01473 216545.
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