Tracing narratives of catastrophe, displacement, renewal, and contestation associated with empire. Migration narratives are often told by those who have not experienced them.
How do we reclaim the lived complexities of our stories when they are told on our behalf by institutions?
How do we reclaim the lived complexities of our stories when they are told on our behalf by institutions?
exhibition with artwork and reflections by BLKBRD Collective, Dana Olarescu, London South Bank University academics Ozan Kamiloglu, Henry Redwood, and Elian Weizman, responding to the stories of 17 Londoners
The event reflects on the work produced following an earlier workshop with 17 Londoners, through the following questions and more: How different stories from the roads of empire entwines? What are the conditions of recreating a life after a long journey? How can we think about official archives of empire with oral histories and personal stories? How can we create a different understanding of the past that will inform a different politics of the present, and future?
This project is a London South Bank University initiative in collaboration with
Counterpoints Arts, and part of the Being Human Festival.
Counterpoints Arts, and part of the Being Human Festival.
