The ridiculously multi-talented, Penny has worked across a spectrum of mediums: film, opera you name it. Throughout her career, she’s maintained her focus on the margins of culture; from illicit dog fight rings in Birmingham, to Britain’s dislocated homeless, Penny has tried to create a space in art for the sort of figures who get overlooked and thrown away by society. As the UK rushes to gentrify, her compassionate work has taken on an increasingly urgent, political role. Her recent project, Utopia, was a massive scale installation held in the Roundhouse, created in collaboration with Block9. The aim was to collect real human stories from the fringes and showcase them in the heart of London, using the sophisticated sound engineering and light installations to bring the tales to life. She’ll be talking about the inspiration behind this project and how it’s beginning to effect real political change.