MargatePLUR by Hannah Holland

Project Link
https://linktr.ee/MargatePLUR

Get involved with MargatePLUR installation

Listen to samples of many voices saying PEACE LOVE UNITY RESPECT whilst you walk across Margate beach seeing the large positive words which give a fresh focus across the whole of Margate’s seafront. Alternatively, you can always listen from your home or wherever may be.

Feel free to share with your family & friends to take part, from submitting voice recordings for the audio-streamed rave mixtape to watching the light dancers video livestream on NYE. The updated rave mixtape with your lovely heartfelt voices will be updated on NYE also using same soundcloud link.

Submit your voices

To take part via phone, send your voice message to 07385877311
Record anonymous voice clearly with feeling saying 'PEACE LOVE UNITY RESPECT' via SMS or WhatsApp to be included in MargatePLUR audio installation

To take part via email, record your voice message on Vocaroo.com website and then send to plur@lighttrail.uk
Record anonymous voice clearly with feeling saying 'PEACE LOVE UNITY RESPECT' via audio voice link from Vocaroo website to be included in MargatePLUR audio installation

Your anonymous voice message can then be added to a mixtape of chopped up old and new rave anthems to promote the message of PLUR, which is being done by DJ Hannah Holland from her local studio. Your whole family and friends can participate!

Watch out for the light interventions around Margate as the project unfolds. We look forward to seeing you all at the live stream.

Project introduction

The former British Home Store building, subsequently the Primark store, a building from the 30s with Art Deco influences, is the backdrop of Shaun PRICKIMAGE and The Margate School’s latest collaborative project, MargatePLUR.

Peace Love Unity Respect, commonly shortened to PLUR, is a set of principles that is associated with rave culture. It has been used since the early 1990s when it became commonplace in nightclub and rave flyers and especially on club paraphernalia advertising underground outdoor trance music parties.

After an incredibly stressful year for Margate and of course globally, encountering a sense of uncertainty, it feels like a great time to remember simpler times and a positive outlook on life. These 4 words speak to all — young and old — reminding some and introducing others to these enduring principles that fit in with an enlightened consciousness.

The project is appreciative of the inclusiveness, energy, joy and aesthetic of the rave and acid house community that celebrated its 30 year anniversary recently, and was glowingly visible in pop culture and music.

Location

The former BHS/Primark building windows’ overlooking the Main Sands, are a fantastic canvas to spark contemplation and mindfulness, echoing the ‘Seduction’ old school parties at The Lido — situated just further along on the seafront just passed the Winter Gardens — in the 90's and infamous beach raves. Backlit full-sized cut out letters reading PEACE LOVE UNITY RESPECT in an art deco based font can now be seen across the whole Main Sands beach from the tidal pool to the harbour arm, every night throughout December 2020 and January 2021.

Old Primark Building: 48 High St, Margate CT9 1DS
Main Sands: Marine Terrace, Margate CT9 1XJ