Annie Frost Nicholson: DISCOTECA, 2025

Annie Frost Nicholson is a multidisciplinary artist who makes work predominantly for the public realm. Her practice seeks to create platforms for dialogue on the complexities of life, death and the human condition. 

In this work, Nicholson wants to create a space where the public can shake out grief and unravel their angst.

For Nicholson, the transformative power of dance has been important for her personally. ‘After my sister died,’ she explains, ‘I felt it was a direct line to her. Songs are really sensory to me and Sonia. If I play some of these tracks now, I’m transported right back to that time – there’s a real comfort in that.’ 

During times of grief or anxiety, it can be difficult to find joy. But dancefloors bring people together in powerful ways, and allow people to process complex feelings in a physical way.

‘The dance floor has been a space of silence and safety as I have navigated the many great losses and painful grief in my life throughout the past decade. Having successfully installed public realm projects around grief and mental health over the past two years, we have noticed a distinct change in how people wish to connect and come together. There is an overwhelming need to shake out your grief physically right now.’