Mountain Aglow

A new website which looks at the legacy of the Soufriere Hills volcano's eruptions in Montserrat.

Since the eruption began in 1995, hundreds of scientific studies have been published on the activity at Soufrière Hills and its impacts. But these numbers are dwarfed by the remarkable creative outpouring amongst Montserrations on island and all over the world, which matches the vigour of the volcano and the enthusiasm of the scientists to understand more.

The impact of the volcano on the lives of Montserratians is powerfully reflected in these memories, stories, poems and songs that have been written, told and shared over the last 25 years. We are a team of scientists, literary analysts, historians, artists and social scientists who have benefited from this new knowledge. With ‘Mountain Aglow’, our goal is to document and celebrate the creative responses to the eruption, to keep the collective memory of Montserrat before, during and after the eruption alive and accessible to everyone.
There is a digital exhibition.

Trailer for the website / exhibition on the island. The physical exhibition is paired with this digital exhibition to explain the eruption and the legacy.