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ARCHAEOLOGY FOR WELLBEING AT ARMINGHALL HENGE
Art Direction, Photography, Illustration and Design
 

 
        
 

CLIENT: THE RESTORATION TRUST, 2023

Throughout September 2022, with the co-operation of with the Cambridge University Archaeological Unit, The Restoration Trust brought a group of over twenty volunteers - each with varying degrees of mental health issues - to participate in the excavation of Arminghall Henge in Norwich. The project was a first for The Restoration Trust's program of culture therapy.

I was commissioned to record the four-week dig - through photography and sketching - from when the first soil was turned, to when the archaeological trenches and post holes were filled in by a mechanical excavator. I also interviewed the various volunteers about how they'd benefited from the experience. When the excavation was complete, I designed a 50-page book to commemorate the event, including examples of creative writing, together with a selection of images from the wealth of material created by Restoration Trust members.

In 2024, a follow up was published: Archaeology for Wellbeing at Warham Camp. I again edited and designed the book, which had an increased page count. In May, art and photography from both books was exhibited at The Forum in Norwich. From August 2024, a second exhibition of art, poetry and photography was staged at Wighton Church in North Norfolk (below left).

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