A mixed-media event addressing the relationship between migration, detention and the arts at Mansions of the Future, 24 – 26 April 2019.

‘There’s No Place Like Home’ brings together international award-winning artists who have experienced and documented their own journey through creative practice and text with academics who have worked with broad narratives of global migration. The event will comprise of an immersive installation by award-winning photographer Hoda Afshar, an artist talk with detainee, novelist and human rights activist Behrouz Boochani, readings from his memoir, workshops, and screenings. The last day of the event will consist of a symposium with artists, academics, policy makers, health professionals, service providers, and individuals who have lived experience of migration and detention.

The event and symposium are borne out of Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald’s (CCC, LSFM) work on childhood and migration, and specifically her book, There’s No Place Like Home: The Migrant Child in World Cinema (2018), which was recently awarded a Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title.

‘There’s No Place Like Home’ is sponsored by the Lincoln Institute for Advanced Studies through its LIAS Visiting Fellow program. The 2018-19 Fellow John Erni (HKBU) will take part in the event, which mirrors further work planned in Hong Kong later in 2019.

Programme:
24 April – 1 July: Remain by Hoda Afshar
24 April, 10am – 11.15am: Behrouz Boochani Artist Talk
24 April & 25 April, 10am – 12 noon & 2pm – 4pm: Readings from No Friend but the Mountains (Boochani 2018)
24 April & 25 April, 1pm – 2pm: Composition
24 April, 5 – 6pm: Hoda Afshar Artist Talk
25 April, 12pm – 1pm: Meet the Translator
25 April, 5pm – 7pm: Film Screenings & Discussion

Please visit our Twitter (@migrationandart), Facebook page (fb.me/migrationandart) & ‘Events’ section of our website (http://dorothyproject.stephaniedonald.info) for more information.

The event is FREE of charge.

Story submitted by Kaya Davies Hayon
KDaviesHayon@lincoln.ac.uk