Exhibition Launch Party
21 June | Time: 17:00 | Venue: The Montgomery
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join us for an evening of exploration across art, photography and more as we meet the artists behind a wide array of inspiring pieces exhibiting at this years festival.
There will be drinks, nibbles, music and more, so make sure you book yourself a free ticket and get involved!
MEET THE ARTISTS
Interior Landscapes
by Jack Owen and City of Sanctuary Sheffield
Interior Landscapes is a photography exhibition documenting everyday interior spaces of asylum accommodation in Sheffield, created with City of Sanctuary Sheffield. By focusing on traces of presence rather than people, it reflects on shared domestic rituals and invites ethical reflection on forced migration, highlighting humanity, intimacy, and resilience within the UK asylum system.
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Our Yard Foundations
by Our Yard and Nate Coltrane
Foundations is a pop-up exhibition by Nate Coltrane exploring Caribbean sound system culture and its impact on the UK. Featuring a listening station, oral history interviews, behind-the-scenes gallery and Greensleeves Records’ 100 Covers, the work connects sound, archive and storytelling to highlight community, identity and cultural legacy.
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The Matter of Migration
by Frontier Media with Liz Von Graevenitz
The Matter of Migration is a 6-episode podcast presented in a multi-sensory installation. The episodes examine the intersections of cultural expression, community and migration - featuring multiple hosts and guests to broaden dialogue in a format that enables unmediated opportunity for reflection.
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The Union Jila Project
by Komarine Romdenh-Romluc and Ian Nesbitt
Inspired by the Union Jill flag created during the 1990’s road protests to symbolise an alternative, multicultural Britain, people seeking sanctuary join Komarine Romdenh-Romluc and Ian Nesbitt to sew and exhibit three Union Jila* flags using colours important to their own personal and cultural heritage, accompanied by recorded conversations.
* Jila = Persian name symbolising heritage
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(un)borderings
by Aria Danaparamita, Mariana Duarte, Alex Nevill, and Ahmad Al Shehabi
This exhibition brings together four film and moving image works by Aria Danaparamita, Mariana Duarte, Alex Nevill and Ahmad Al Shehabi. Through landscapes, archives and lived experience, the films reflect on the material and emotional terrains of borders, migration and the lives shaped by them.
EVENT INFO
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FREE ENTRY
Please purchase a free ticket via the ‘Book Tickets’ link.
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Doors Open: 16:30
Running Time: 17:00 - 19:00 -
Accessibility Information to be updated soon.
If you have any questions about your access needs in the meantime, please contact info@migrationmattersfestival.co.uk using the subject line ‘Accessibility at the festival’
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Age Guidance: All Ages
Content Warning: There are no content warnings for this event, but please be aware that some of the exhibitions touch upon sensitive subject matter.
(un)borderings - the films contain mention of war, displacement, border violence, immigration detention, racism, mentions of self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
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