II. Uncommon Ground
Here we speak about fashion’s effect on the world and its inhabitants. Labour, historical injustice and coloniality are perceived in nuanced and plural perspectives, reminding us of our own humanity, and complexity.
London | BristolIn this long-form visual essay following a group of young garment workers in the Chinese town of Zhili, friendships and romances fold and unfold as the seasons pass.
BristolA special In-Conversation featuring multidisciplinary Danish-Trinidadian artist Jeannette Ehlers, in dialogue with British film and art curator Karen Alexander.
London | DundeeThe Toll of the Sea presents an orientalist tale of cross-racial love and loss set in an exoticised China.
LondonBringing together films by three contemporary artists – John Akomfrah, Shireen Seno and Osbert Parker – this programme explores how textiles and dress are directly implicated in histories of land, colonialism, migration and trade.
London Focusing on the interrelation between an extreme landscape and its inhabitants, this film programme examines how representations of fashion on film can facilitate the survival of both the corporeal body and intangible culture.
LondonIn her captivating film, artist Alexandra Gulea knits together the life of her grandmother Maia (whose life Gulea dates backwards to 1999–1905) with the history of the Aromanians, a Balkan ethnic group subjected to displacement and cultural suppression during early 20th-century nationalist conflicts.