Heritage is a political resource that is used to create and define a national identity. From a young age, Britons are educated in nationalist pride through sites of heritage—but as these narratives are almost exclusively based on the notion of a heroic past, structural forgetfulness is created through selective memory.
Thy Cities Shall With Commerce Shine is an upcoming four-part video series that addresses legislative injustice using one insurance marketplace—Lloyd’s of London—as a springboard. Part I calls attention to their custom Grade I listed building, and questions why is it that this building is listed as Britain’s youngest monument?
Most Recent version screened at Stroom, Den Haag and Roots Festival at Filmhuis Den Haag.
