On the Move: Mobile Phones and the Tapestry of Home

28 Feb-16 Mar 2024

PV 29 Feb 2024, 6-8pm

Overview

‘On the Move: Mobile Phones and the Tapestry of Home’
28 February–16 March 2024
 
Beaconsfield
22 Newport Street
London  SE11 6AY
Wednesday–Saturday, 12-5pm.
 
Opening celebration
Thursday 29 February, 6-8pm
 
FREE TO ALL
 
‘On the Move: Mobile Phones and the Tapestry of Home’ emphasises the role of mobile phones as symbolic links connecting individuals to their origins.  
 
A combination of fiction-documentary film, photography, written and spoken word draws viewers into the intricate world of migration, memory, and the quest for belonging; underscoring the nuanced relationship between modern technology and deeply personal memories and perceptions of home.
 
This active exhibition is a dialogue: both story of, and testament to, the shared human experience of the journey of migration, homemaking, and integration.
 
Beaconsfield is delighted to contribute to the research of Dr Azadeh Fatehrad by collaborating on the UK iteration of ‘On the Move: Mobile Phones and the Tapestry of Home’, produced as part of the MaHoMe research project (2020-2024), generously funded by Nordforsk.
 
The exhibition results from a series of participatory aesthetic workshops undertaken in Sweden, the UK, and Denmark, in partnership with NGOs and facilitators. 'On the Move: Mobile Phones and the Tapestry of Home' exhibition is the outcome of a joint effort between the Baltic Art Center Visby, Compass Collective, and Kingston University.