‘An art and sound installation created from the stories of the Windrush Generation is opening at the Migration Museum in Vauxhall next month.’
The Migration Museum has been selected as one of the Mayor of Lambeth’s chosen charities by incoming mayor Ibrahim Dogus.
Dogus, who has been elected mayor of the London borough in 2019/20 and will take office on 22 May 2019, selected the Migration Museum and Refugees Welcome Lambeth as his two chosen charities during his tenure as mayor, as part of a thematic focus on refugees and immigrants.
Announcing his appointment and his selection of the Migration Museum as a chosen charity at a ceremony on 24 April, Mayor Dogus said:
“It is a great honour to be elected as mayor of the borough that I have made my home, where I run my businesses and raise my children. But like many of our residents, I was not born here. I was born in Turkey, in the Kurdish region, and came to London to escape conflict and war.
“This is part of what makes Lambeth special: it has always been a place where people can find their feet, make a new start, create a better life. And as Lambeth’s first Kurdish Mayor, this will be my message: one community, one Lambeth, one London, one world.”
Sophie Henderson, director of the Migration Museum, said:
“We are honoured to be selected by Mayor Dogus as one of his chosen charities. Lambeth is one of Britain’s most diverse boroughs with a long, rich migration history and has been a fantastic and fitting home for us over the past two years. Mayor Dogus’ personal story, arriving in London at the age of 14 as the son of a political asylum seeker speaking barely any English and going on to become a successful entrepreneur and now Mayor of Lambeth, also provides a powerful personal connection to the themes that our museum explores.
“We look forward to welcoming visitors from Lambeth and beyond to our exhibitions, events and education workshops and to working closely with Mayor Dogus during his tenure.”
The Migration Museum has been based at The Workshop on Lambeth High Street since April 2017. Dogus, a restaurateur and entrepreneur, was elected as a councillor for Bishop’s ward, close to the museum’s current location, in May 2018, and appointed as Deputy Mayor of Lambeth.
A review of Chris Steele-Perkins’ The New Londoners exhibition, on display at the Migration Museum from 5 April until 26 May 2019.
Belén L. Yáñez is taking up residency in the art studio in our Room to Breathe exhibition from 2 May until 2 June 2019.
Belén’s interdisciplinary work merges performance with visual art and multi-media installations and explores human connections, identity, migration and feminism.
Her participatory art projects seek to discover new and original ways of reflecting on social issues, creating captivating environments in which the audience can immerse themselves, broadening their perception of the world and pushing their known boundaries. Her practice always encourages collaboration and conversation between audience members.
Belén’s recent production, Awakening, Sweet & Sour, is a reflection of society which immerses audiences in a journey of self-discovery and encourages them to reflect on their culturally-learned behaviours. She will be performing Awakening, Sweet and Sour on Thursday 23 May as part of her residency at the Migration Museum (see below for more details).
Encounters, her new participatory video installation funded by Arts Council England, takes this experience to the next level, as it uses the artistic medium to empower positive change within the community and potentially socioeconomic regeneration. This free installation will be staged as part of her residency on Sunday 26 May, Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June 2019 (see below for more details).
Belén’s fields of expertise are strongly interdisciplinary and cross-cultural. Her academic training includes an MA in Contemporary Performance Practices from the University of East London, and a BA (Hons) Politics & International Relations from Santiago de Compostela University, Spain.
Since 2006, she has been travelling and collecting ideas around the world, growing and transforming to become a migrant artist able to adapt and thrive wherever she goes. Her participatory art projects have been presented in several countries around Europe.
Find out more about Belén by visiting her website and following her on Instagram.
Programme
WORKSHOP
SEEDS – Collage workshop with Belén L.Yáñez, Saturday 18 May 2019 | 1pm–4pm | £10 – book via Eventbrite
PERFORMANCE
Awakening, Sweet & Sour – Participatory performance, Thursday 23 May 2019 | 7pm–8pm | £15 – book via Eventbrite
VIDEO INSTALLATION
Encounters – Participatory video installation, Sunday 26 May, Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June 2019 | 3pm–3.45pm and 4pm–4.45pm | Free – register via Eventbrite
MEET-THE-ARTIST FREE DROP-IN SESSIONS
Saturday 4 May 2019, 3pm–4pm
Saturday 11 May 2019, 12pm–4pm
Residency details
Dates: 2 May–2 June 2019
Address: Migration Museum at The Workshop, 26 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7AG
Opening hours: Thursday 12pm–8pm, Friday–Sunday 12pm–6pm
About the art studio in Room to Breathe
The art studio inside our Room to Breathe exhibition is a space curated by visual artist and educator Dima Karout to explore the role of art and creativity in helping people settle into new lives in Britain, and to offer educational art experiences for visitors. Each month, the studio will host a different migrant artist to share their work and process.
View the full schedule of artists in residence and find out more about Room to Breathe
