As part of her work on the history and meaning of tears and water at the Centre for the History of the Emotions in 2013-14, Leverhulme Artist in Residence Clare Whistler worked with film-maker David Wright to create this film, ‘The Story of a Tear’, in response to the Jewish Cemetery at the heart of Queen Mary’s Mile End Campus. The film features a new composition by Kerry Andrew, which sets to music words from the poetry of George Herbert. 

The Story of a Tear – from Footage on Vimeo.

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