Anna Woodhouse: Windows to the Soul
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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Four Thought
Series of thought-provoking talks on topics that affect culture and society.