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Displacement, Relocation, Identity:Revisioning Histories of Slavery and EmpireWednesday 2 & 3 March 2004 |
A poetry reading and conference in association with 'Naming the Money', an exhibition of new work by Lubaina Himid, at the Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, January - March 2004
This interdisciplinary conference will engage with ongoing attempts to revision, represent, and rewrite the entangled histories of enslavement, empire, and diaspora. It will coincide and engage with work by internationally acclaimed artist Lubaina Himid to be exhibited at the Hatton Gallery in Spring 2004.
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Lubaina Himid has been at the forefront of advancing black women's art since she curated the ground breaking Thin Black Line exhibition at the ICA in 1985. Her work explores global histories on an intimate and personal level, its power resting, as Maud Sulter wrote, "in its ability to take on board massive issues of history and translate them into a language which gives voice to the disenfranchised". (Venetian Maps, exhibition catalogue, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, 1997.)
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Naming the Money is a new exhibition featuring an installation of one hundred life-size cut out collaged and painted figures. These represent memorials to black slaves sold to European royal courts in past centuries, invoking ten of the distinct roles or trades they took up there. The installation emphasises the interplay between the pain of enslavement and displacement, and the maintenance and reconstruction of self-hood.
The event will begin with a poetry reading on the evening of 2 March, featuring Jackie Kay, Fred D'Aguiar and Jack Mapanje. We are planning on having a meal with the Plenary Speakers after the poetry reading, if you would like to join us (at your own expense), please indicate on the booking form so that we may include you in our plans.
The conference will feature Lubaina Himid, Dr Alan Rice from University of Central Lancashire and Fred D'Aguiar as plenary speakers.
You may like to view the Conference Programme and download a booking form. You may also like ideas on where to stay in Newcastle, and information on how to get to Newcastle. You can also view our conference poster.
Conference organisers: Diana Paton, Rhiannon Mason, Lucy Whetstone