Beautiful Life Memory and Nostalgia

10 Sep-13 Nov 2011

Overview

The exhibition exploring the ideas of travelling, nostalgia, memory, and the issues of identity, covering various themes of postcolonialism, including Diaspora, the sense of belonging and authenticity. The project exhibits works by ten international artists, including David Alesworth (Pakistan/UK), Magda Biernat (USA/Poland), Wen-Jen Deng (Taiwan), Paul Gent (UK), Khaled Hafez (Egypt), Huma Mulji (Pakistan), Anna Lucas (UK), Lala Meredith-Vula (UK), Chia-Wei Kung (Taiwan) and Josephine Turalba (Philippines). The exhibition is curated by Dr Ming Turner and developed by South Hill Park and De Montfort University in partnership with Charnwood Arts and Sin Pink Art Space (Taiwan). The show will be toured to Creative Hinckley Gallery in November 2011 and the Pier-2 Art Center (Taiwan) in April 2012.