In partnership with Counterpoints Arts, Voice Notes will be exhibited at Yorkton Workshops in Hoxton from 17 – 22 June.
Workshop:
On Thursday 20 June we will be hosting a free workshop for 2pm – 4pm to celebrate refugee voices from around the world!
Sign up to Voice Notes Creative Writing Workshop here.
Launch event
Later in the evening, we invite you to the London launch event of Voice notes with live performances on Thursday 20th June 7-9pm to celebrate refugee voices from around the world.
With a special welcome from project lead, Sarah Jackson, and live performances from Compass young people, come and meet the team, enjoy some refreshments and immersive yourself in the sound experience. Open to all 16+.
Sign up to the launch event for free here.
About Voice Notes
Voice Notes is an international art project exploring the role of the telephone in experiences of exile. Featuring recorded phone calls left by young refugees and asylum seekers from around the world, the exhibition investigates displaced voices, creative networks, transnational communication, and different modes of talking and listening across cultures.
This exhibition has been co-created with young people who have fled war, violence, conflict and persecution and yet who continue to offer stories of solidarity and hope. At the heart of the installation are multidirectional ultrasonic speakers that are positioned to create a network of intersecting telephone messages. As visitors move around the gallery, they tap into stories of home and belonging, landscape and loss, and communication and connection. In turn, visitors are invited to shape new ways of thinking about sanctuary by contributing their own voice notes as part of our evolving telephonic soundscape.
Voice Notes is funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council. Led by Nottingham Trent University, the project is produced in collaboration with Compass Collective, Counterpoints Arts, Hardi Kurda, New Art Exchange, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, Refugee Roots, Slemani UNESCO City of Literature and STEP.
Reserve your free spot for this session here.
