Join us for the launch of ‘The Places We Become’ exhibition.
Who we are and the places we hold close to us, both change. We get woven into the stories of the places we come from, places we leave behind, places we find ourselves in and places we continue to dream of.
The Places We Become is an exploration of identity, belonging, memory, displacement, and transformation. More than 10 artists have come together to answer how do we imprint on places and how do they imprint on us?
The exhibition features artwork showing us stories of gentrification, lost land, colonialism, migration and belonging. It asks what it means to find a home, to continue to lose one, to outgrow the spaces that once held us and to discover ourselves in places we never expected.
On the night, we will be watch 2 pieces and one will be followed with a discussion before we listen to our poets who will also be reflecting on their different relationships to places.
Following this, will be two incredibly talented artists, Mazvita and Ursa, known for their incredible, poetic and vulnerable lyricism and genre-blending production who will be soundtracking the night.
Any money made from tickets or artwork sales will go directly to families in Gaza, who continue to fight for their land, to preserve the places that hold their histories, and to imagine a future rooted in belonging rather than displacement.
Limited free tickets available, otherwise tickets are £5 or Pay What you Can. If cost is a barrier, just message me @DaPicnik.
Alongside the exhibition, there will be a programme of workshops and more information regarding this and the artists will follow shortly over the next few days.
The exhibition will stay up from 16th October to 24th November in the Green Room of the Carlton Club, some of the art work will be available to purchase with the proceeds from this also going towards the families so if you cannot attend the launch, come see the exhibition on another day!