Sonia Boyce: Improvise with what we have

In Improvise with what we have, Boyce explores the dynamics of group presence and gesture through two major new film works. The first, Silent Disco (2025), captures dancers responding to music via headphones—rendering visible the invisible rhythms of performance, connection and listening. The second, Carmen (2025), traces the career of Guyanese-British actress Carmen Munroe, weaving personal narrative and Black British cultural legacy. Boyce expands these works into immersive installations: still frames from Silent Disco form kaleidoscopic wallpapers that wrap the gallery, erasing boundaries between image, environment and viewer. Her practice blurs media, ritual and participation—challenging conventions of authorship and representation.