Visions of Peace
YEAR
SERVICES
Storytelling
Engagement
Workshop Facilitation
Content Creation
Technical Installation
Audio-visual Production
2018
CLIENT
Liverpool City Council
DESCRIPTION
A unique fusion of historical commemoration and digital placemaking, Visions of Peace highlights Liverpool’s role in connection to Australia’s WW1 history, and the continued importance of peace in our lives today.
Visions of Peace uses the buildings and shopfronts of Liverpool City as a canvas for historical commemoration and storytelling.
Studio ESEM (formerly Esem Projects) were commissioned by Liverpool City Council to develop this digital storytelling program to mark the Centenary of Armistice, working with community groups including school students, local residents, indigenous elders and refugee families.
We ran a creative participatory workshop with students from Liverpool Girls High School to explore different personal perspectives on peace. The workshop provided a unique opportunity for many students to share their experience of arriving to Australia from war torn countries. Many had not had the opportunity to share their stories before.
The project also showcases unique archival recordings of Liverpool and WW1 sourced from the collections of the National Film and Sound Archive and the Australian War Memorial.
WORKSHOP WITH STUDENTS FROM LIVERPOOL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 
STUDENTS FROM LIVERPOOL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
'WHAT DOES PEACE MEAN TO YOU?'
WORKSHOP WITH STUDENTS FROM LIVERPOOL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 
‘MY STORY’: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS FROM STUDENTS
'THE LANGUAGE OF PEACE': VIDEO ARTWORK INTERPRETATION'THE LANGUAGE OF PEACE'
ARTWORK BY BLAK DOUGLAS: 'AS SURE AS THE SUN RISES THE SON GOES DOWN'
‘PORTRAITS OF MEMORY’: PERSONAL ARTEFACTS & STORIES FROM FAMILIES WHO SERVED IN WW1