BSL Tour: The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories

BSL Tour of Resistance

Join Jason Tennant for a free British Sign Language tour of Anna Boghiguian, The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories

When: Saturday 2 August & Sunday 14 September, 12–1pm.

Please meet on the ground floor.

The Exhibition

Join us this summer to discover The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories, an exhibition by Anna Boghiguian, which will explore global maritime histories and today’s environmental and geopolitical crises.

Boghiguian, an Egyptian-Canadian artist of Armenian heritage, creates large-scale installations that combine personal narrative, historical research, and political commentary. Her distinctive visual language—combining painting, drawing, collage, paper-mâché, glass, bronze, and fabric—confronts viewers with questions about colonialism, trade, migration, and ecological devastation. Her figurative work, including large-scale tableaux, is deeply connected to history and storytelling, addressing themes such as the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the climate crisis.

For The Sunken Boat, the artist has developed a new installation that explores the centrality of the sea in shaping histories of labour, trade, ecological collapse, and political conflict. It combines sculpture, painting, cut-out figures and sound, inviting reflection on rising sea levels and geopolitical tensions around undersea communication cables.

The Tour

This tour is delivered in British Sign Language by Jason Tennant without an interpreter or voiceover. During the tour, you will explore key artworks through informal conversation.

d/Deaf participants and BSL speakers and learners are welcome to join.

Jason is a Director at Palm Deaf Community Services where he teaches BSL and Deaf Awareness sessions, he is a Deaf Role Model and Mentor to Deaf people in the local community. Jason is part of the Turner Contemporary Access Group.

Booking in advance is advised for this free tour.

If you have any other access needs that you would like to let us know about, please contact access@turnercontemporary.org or call 01843 233000.

Event Date & Time

Saturday 2 August 2025, 12 - 1pm

Sunday 14 September 2025, 12 - 1pm

Gallery Opening Hours

Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–5pm

Accessibility

• The gallery is wheelchair accessible with an outdoor ramp and lift serving both floors.
• Wheelchairs and portable stools are available for visitors. Please contact us ahead of your visit, or speak to a member of staff upon arrival if you would like to use one.
• Large print text, magnifying sheets and audio versions of exhibition texts are available. Ask a member of staff for more information.
• We welcome guide dogs, hearing dogs and assistance dogs in the gallery.

For more information on accessibility, please visit: turnercontemporary.org/accessibility

For access support please contact us ahead of your visit:

access@turnercontemporary.org | 01843 233 025 (operated daily 10am – 5pm)

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