Presented by Temple of Kulture
Docking Station warmly invites you to a showing by our Artist in Residence, Temple of Kulture, presenting "The Corruption within"
Free event hosted by William Cuffay
The Corruption within, is a 30-minute immersive game experience that asks audiences a dangerous question: what happens when the law stops protecting people and starts protecting itself?
Developed in response to our building, the former police section house, now being repurposed as part of the Docking Station project in Medway, the work explores the site’s past lives, its role in the local area, and the people who once passed through its doors.
Through immersive digital art, storytelling, and interactive elements, the artists uncover how themes of authority, control, and justice are embedded within the walls, exploring how technology and creativity intersect to tell powerful, thought-provoking stories.
Blending AI animation with projection-mapping, live audience voting, and historical information on Willian Cuffay’s story, the piece transforms the audience into a jury, deciding what is true, what is legal, and what is just.
Guided by the ghost of William Cuffay, a man whose freedom was taken from him for trying to make change, audiences move between Victorian Medway and the present day, where uniforms, surveillance, and power still shape everyday life. As protest laws tighten and stop-and-search agendas continue, the line between safety and control becomes dangerously thin. The experience asks audiences to confront how quickly rights can be taken when fear is normalised.
This is not to sit down and watch show, the audience vote, and is challenged. Forced to reckon with their own assumptions about authority, resistance, and responsibility. In a time of heightened protest policing and public debate around civil liberties in the
UK, The Corruption within speaks directly to the moment we are living through. The Corruption within leaves audiences with an unsettling truth: rights only exist if people are willing to defend them
Please arrive promptly and allow up to an hour including time to explore an exhibition and refreshments.
Access note: This is a 30-minute standing immersive experience, do let us know if you need assistance.
Address: The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TY