This work considers the past importance of the Edwardian baths as an environment of cleansing, ritual, social bonding and a possible space of respite, away from the everyday difficulties, sounds, pace and work that would have been common to Balsall Heathens in the early part of the 1900’s. Indicative of a ceremony, perhaps a rite of passage, the piece aims to both reflect the past, and offer a place of contemplation for the contemporary viewer.

The video was displayed on a small portable tv, sitting inside one of the old slipper baths. Each bath has it’s own cubicle and seat, creating a private space for the audience to take some time.