Who is behind the Treaty?
The Treaty of Finsbury Park 2025 is a major project led by Furtherfield, exploring new ways to build empathy pathways to non-human lifeforms through play.
It represents a major undertaking to do long-term work exploring how an arts organisation based in the heart of an urban green space can support a deeper understanding of that green space and ALL its inhabitants.
Beginning in 2020 and spanning 5 years, the work was originally developed in collaboration with The New Design Congress. The first 3 years were supported by CreaTures (Creative Practices for Transformational Futures). It has since grown with the expert and imaginative input of hundreds of participants, and with support and funds from Arts Council England and Haringey Council.
The CreaTures project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 870759. The content presented represents the views of the authors, and the European Commission has no liability in respect of the content.
Credits
⇨ Concept by Ruth Catlow, Furtherfield and Cade Diem, New Design Congress
⇨ Co-Authored by Ruth Catlow and Charlotte Frost, Furtherfield
⇨ Artistic Direction by Ruth Catlow, Furtherfield
⇨ Visual design by Cade Diem
⇨ Illustrations by Sajan Rai
⇨ Writing by Ruth Catlow and Dr Charlotte Frost with Bea Xu and Max Dovey
⇨ LARP Design and hosting by Ruth Catlow, Bea Xu and Max Dovey
⇨ Music by Matt Catlow
⇨ Multispecies Choir leader, Xenia Davis
⇨ Multispecies Movement consultant, Lucy Suggate
⇨ Multispecies Costume consultant, Kat Addis
⇨ Videography by Tracy Kiryango
⇨ Photography by Hydar Dewachi
⇨ LARP Player Support by Lekey Leideker and Tanya Boyarkina
⇨ Digital Mask animation by PopulAR
⇨ Sentience Dial app creation by WayUDigital
⇨ Research by CreaTures, stewarded by Dr Lara Houston and Dr Ann Light
⇨ Production support for prototype LARPs by Tanya Boyarkina
⇨ Outreach for prototype LARPs by Pita Arreola
⇨ Production for The Treaty Signing events by Ale Scapin
⇨ Thanks to Ricard Zanoli, Finsbury Park Ranger, for introducing us to all the different lives of the park.
⇨ Special thanks to: Eileen Egerton, Kate Genevieve, and all our amazing players!