20/20: Reflections - Cora Sehgal Cuthbert

Chelsea Space and the Decolonising Arts Institute at UAL collaborate once more on 20/20: Reflections, a summer evening programme offering the opportunity to hear directly from some of the second 20/20cohort of artists about their residencies in national collections.  

In this talk, Cora Sehgal Cuthbert  will reflect on a prayer for Coventry, life starts here (forever), the film she created during her residency at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, paying particular attention to archives, oral histories, and the concept of categorisation. 

She will present excerpts from her work, raise questions around decolonising in everyday life, and explore the role of love and care in decolonial approaches. The talk will culminate in the co-creation of a mini exhibition within the gallery space. 

Following the success of our earlier collaborative series of talks with the first cohort of artists last summer, 20/20Reflections will also feature the first exhibition of the 20/20 Print Portfolio. Alongside the full series of prints created by each of the 20 artists who have participated in the 20/20 project, the exhibition will also include a series of artist films developed as part of the programme.

Event Timings

6.30pm: Arrival (free refreshments provided) 

6.45pm: Talk and discussion to include film excerpts oflife starts here (forever)  

7.30pm: Workshop (mini-exhibition) 

8.00pm: Event ends 

Artist Biography

Cora Sehgal Cuthbert is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans film, sculpture, print, photography, and installation. Alongside her studio work, she facilitates and produces community art projects and workshops. Her work explores the intersections between the personal, the cultural, and a shared sense of spirituality and humanity. Through her practice, she seeks to expand both her own and her audience’s worldview - inviting the sharing of stories and the recognition of beauty, love, and meaning in everyday life. Recent themes in her work include home, immigration, faith, grief, desire, and disability.