Summer. autumn. winter. spring. staging life and death -

Between 2014 and 2016, Quarantine produced the first iteration of Summer.

Autumn.

Winter.

Spring.

, an epic quartet comprising three live performances and one film.

The full quartet premiered at the Old Granada Television Studios in Manchester in March/April 2016.

This illustrated volume is both a case study of the work, and an investigation into the various themes surrounding it.

At the heart of the work is the human life cycle and our relationship with time: the processes of living and dying, the experience of looking backwards and forwards, of being in the present, and of reflection on the stags of life.

This volume collects together a range of artists, producers and thinkers who have significant things to say about these important themes.