Friday 10 January 17.30

The Things They Carry: Photography and Post-migration Trauma

For many of us, it is impossible to imagine the extreme and stressful events that migrants, refugees and immigrants have experienced. Omar Imam and Thana Faroq, who both have encountered these experiences, have found practices of healing through their artistic crafts. They both use photography and visual media to redefine the topic of migration by challenging its visual stereotypes. In this way, their work contributes to the creation of alternative narratives on the experiences of migrants, immigrants and refugees.

Omar en Thana will take part in an intimate discussion with the audience. This discussion will be about the role that art and photography play as a form of healing, especially when people are dealing with traumas of migration.

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