CAMPerVAN at König London - May 2018 - Photographed by Merrick d'Arcy-Irvine

The campervan

The CAMPerVAN is a transportable queer performance, and LGBTQ community event space that can be deployed anywhere in the world to bring performance art, film screening, panel discussion & workshop into the public realm.

It was built in March 2014 by Samuel Douek in response to the closure epidemic of queer venues across London following the 2008 recession and the rise in austerity that led to the demise of 25% of LGBTQ establishments in the capital

Since its inception it has been a regular feature at Peckham Festival, hosted several shows at respected art institutions including Tate Modern, König London and Mimosa House, and has completed a 2 week tour of 7 European Cities in September 2017. It is currently in residency at the Deviant & Dandy Brewery in Hackney Central where we host regular events.

We are currently applying for funding to renovate the CAMPerVAN to ensure it's legacy as a road safe & fit for purpose vehicle. To get live updates please follow our social media pages

https://www.facebook.com/queercampervan/ - https://www.instagram.com/queercampervan/?hl=en

EUROPEAN TOUR

In September 2017, the CAMPerVAN Collective (Samuel Douek, FIontán Moran and Zöe Marden) went on a two week tour of Europe, travelling 4000 miles to perform 8 shows in 6 cities.

BRUSSELS, ROTTERDAM, BERLIN, ZURICH, MILAN & PARIS

Watch the trailer for the documentary below released on INTO Magazine

UNIQLO TATE LATE

The CAMPerVAN was invited to be part of the monthly Tate Late event at Tate Modern.

3.5 hours of queer performance and discussion included everything from srag to poetry, LGBTQ mental health analysis and a new view on emerging queer spaces.