Drawing upon the profound sense of place of the landscape of East Anglia, ‘Waterlog’ was a multi-faceted exhibition project featuring a series of specially-commissioned works by some of Britain’s most compelling contemporary artists. Composed of a series of actual and imaginary journeys, ‘Waterlog’ also invoked the digressive literary style of the German-born writer W.G. Sebald, whose books, such ‘The Rings of Saturn’, offer vivid reflections on the history and geography of the region he made his home before his untimely death in 2001.

‘Waterlog’ was conceived and developed by Film and Video Umbrella, with the collaboration of Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery; The Collection, Lincoln; and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia.

Individual works in this Project

Silentium

Alexander and Susan Maris

Britain’s Bitterns c.1997

Marcus Coates

Michael Hamburger

Tacita Dean

The Memorial Walks

Simon Pope

The Sunken Bell

Guy Moreton and Alec Finlay