The work was created for Wysingart’s SEJA MARGINAL, SEJA HEROI residency. As the first of five international collectives, Danger Museum set up a studio in a former Cambridge car showroom, inviting the public to watch a wall tableau being made alongside talks and film screenings, exploring the city through its layers of past and present, local and global cultures.
The process documented artefacts from iconic collections like the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Kettle’s Yard, and the Fitzwilliam Museum, weaving them into a modern reinterpretation of 19th-century panoramic paintings, which once depicted patriotic, military, and imperial narratives.
Over a month, an 11 meter panoramic tableau was built across a gallery wall, blending museum objects, contemporary life, and city views.