On March 3, 1943, during World War II , 173 people died in a crush at the Bethnal Green Tube station entrance. The disaster occurred when people rushed into the station after hearing air raid sirens, but the alarm was a test.

A woman carrying a young baby fell; an elderly man tripped over her with the inevitable domino effect. The momentum of those behind carried them forward as a sense of urgency turned into naked fear. Over 60 injured people were moved to the nearby St John church where many of them died.

In my installation “Catharsis” I used salt, milk and shadows to create a ritual-based installation.