Fifth Quarter

Fifth Quarter: Derek Jarman, Keith Collins & Dungeness brings together collaborators, friends, contemporary artists, writers, musicians, and curators to respond to the influence and legacy of Jarman and his late partner Collins.

Drawing inspiration from the captivating landscape of Dungeness and Romney Marsh alongside Jarman’s expansive body of work, the 112-page book gathers contributions and reflections from the past and present, cultivating a merger of history and memory, which explores the deep bonds between art and nature.

Using archive photography, film stills, commissioned writings, and new artworks, Fifth Quarter assembles a chorus of voices, mirroring Jarman’s collaborations with Collins and his wider circle of friends and colleagues, while locating collective practice as a central theme within Jarman’s polymathic work and life.

Edited by Alexander Tucker

Contributors in alphabetical order: Barry Adamson, Jennifer Lucy Allan, Sarah Bade, Derek Brown, Keith Collins, Garry Clayton, Peter Fillingham, William Fowler, Dan Fox, Elise Lammer, Matthew R. Lewis, James Mackay, Frances Morgan, Garrett Nelson, Stephen O'Malley, Paul Purgas, Damien Roach, Howard Sooley; Mark Titchner, Alexander Tucker, Peter Tucker, Luke Turner, Simon Fisher Turner, and Cosey Fanni Tutti. Fifth Quarter is released alongside a companion LP titled Fifth Continent — a collaboration between Keith Collins and Fifth Quarter editor Alexander Tucker which was recorded at Jarman's Prospect Cottage in Dungeness.