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Anna Woodhouse: Windows to the Soul

Episode 9 of 3

Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us.

Anna Woodhouse explores what looking through glass and glasses means for us.

When she was a call centre worker Anna could see the towers of Leeds University through the window of her high rise block on a Leeds council estate. For her, this symbolised both possibility and disconnection from the object of her desire. When she eventually left the estate, she completed a study on the place of glass in our culture.

Four Thought is a series of talks which combine new ideas and personal stories. Speakers explain their latest thinking on the trends and ideas in culture and society in front of a live audience at Somerset House.

Producer: Giles Edwards.

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15 minutes

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  • Wed 29 May 2013 20:45
  • Sun 2 Jun 2013 05:45
  • Fri 7 Jun 2013 11:45

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