Kinetika are a group of creatives based in High House Artist’s Studios in Thurrock, Essex. They specialize in participatory practice, education and design. They applied for Arts Council funding to travel to India to create a set of six metre tall hand-painted silk scrolls with community groups and artists, along the river Hooghly. The project was partnered with places along the river Thames from East London into Essex with a vision to invite two artists to work on each of the ten stops along each river. This is the story of my artist residency in Essex working with a team creating the Tilbury scroll, the place, the people, and the process.