Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 minutes ago
Afterlife by Katie Paterson is a sculptural installation of nearly 200 recreated amulets, each made from materials gathered from endangered and fragile landscapes across the globe. Known for her poetic, research-led practice, Paterson explores themes of deep time, planetary change and human connection. In Afterlife, she reimagines ancient charms from cultures worldwide—Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Viking and more—using coral, glacial stone, and other materials from threatened ecosystems. The work links humanity’s past to our uncertain environmental future, inviting reflection on what we inherit, what we lose, and how we might protect the living world before it disappears.
ABOUT CREATIVE FOLKESTONE
Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity and placemaking organisation dedicated to making Folkestone a great place to live, work, play, study and visit. Creative Folkestone believes in the power of art and creativity to encourage positive social change and should be open and accessible to all. Since 2002, Creative Folkestone have been transforming Folkestone through several key projects including Folkestone Artworks, Folkestone Book Festival, Creative Quarter, Folkestone Triennial and Quarterhouse. Through all these projects we enable people to get creative. In 2021, Creative Folkestone also became custodians of Prospect Cottage, the former home of Derek Jarman, following a successful campaign to save the property for the nation in partnership with Art Fund and Tate.
Film by Oliver Parkin
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Afterlife by Katie Paterson is a sculptural installation of nearly 200 recreated amulets, each made from materials gathered from endangered and fragile landscapes across the globe. Known for her poetic, research-led practice, Paterson explores themes of deep time, planetary change and human connection. In Afterlife, she reimagines ancient charms from cultures worldwide—Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Viking and more—using coral, glacial stone, and other materials from threatened ecosystems. The work links humanity’s past to our uncertain environmental future, inviting reflection on what we inherit, what we lose, and how we might protect the living world before it disappears.
ABOUT CREATIVE FOLKESTONE
Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity and placemaking organisation dedicated to making Folkestone a great place to live, work, play, study and visit. Creative Folkestone believes in the power of art and creativity to encourage positive social change and should be open and accessible to all. Since 2002, Creative Folkestone have been transforming Folkestone through several key projects including Folkestone Artworks, Folkestone Book Festival, Creative Quarter, Folkestone Triennial and Quarterhouse. Through all these projects we enable people to get creative. In 2021, Creative Folkestone also became custodians of Prospect Cottage, the former home of Derek Jarman, following a successful campaign to save the property for the nation in partnership with Art Fund and Tate.
Film by Oliver Parkin
oliverparkin.com
instagram.com/oliver_filmmaker
