Sean Burns

Sean Burns

Sean Burns is an artist and writer. He is the director of the film Dorothy Towers and the co-founder of QSP, an independent publishing imprint. He lives in London, where he is an assistant editor of Frieze.

Dorothy Towers, 2022

A film about the legendary Clydesdale and Cleveland Towers, two residential blocks in the centre of Birmingham, UK. Completed in 1971 as a social housing development and located adjacent to the city’s Gay Village, the towers’ proximity to the community means they have long been a haven for LGBTQ+ people. It features testimonials from current and past residents and explores ideas of queer kinship and inheritance alongside experiences of HIV in the 1980s and ’90s. Owain Harrison’s accompanying text, A Cornucopia of Experience, merges the factual history of Dorothy Towers with a fictional narrative based on first-hand testimonials.

Image: Still from Dorothy Towers, 2022

Gallery: 126 Gallery, 15 St Bridget’s Place, Galway
Dates: 4-19 November, Mon-Sun 12-6pm
Tickets: Free

Access: 126 Gallery is a step-free venue and has accessible toilet facilities. The film is captioned and there is seating provided.