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SUMMARY:Ghafar Tajmohammad: If you throw a stone in the crowd\, someone’s going to get hurt
DESCRIPTION:Explore Ghafar Tajmohammad’s thought-provoking collection of paintings and hand-woven rugs\, called kilims\, reflecting on conflict\, home\, and the search for hope and resilience.\nBy combining painting\, hand-woven rugs\, and lived experiences\, Ghafar’s work responds to the ongoing global turmoil and its impact. Whilst seemingly distant\, such conflicts mark real lives\, especially those of civilians caught in the crossfire. Ghafar draws on his own experience of displacement as a British Afghan\, while also turning outward to wider struggles and shared hopes. \nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025)\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nAbout the exhibition \nThe exhibition’s title comes from a proverb shared with Ghafar by a fellow Afghan while talking about the bombings in Afghanistan. \nToday\, the phrase feels even more powerful against the backdrop of global conflicts. For Ghafar\, it reflects both feelings of helplessness and the hope that expressing the collective “crowd” might encourage solidarity and social connection. \nGhafar’s work talks about ideas like home\, belonging\, and migration of people moving from one place to another. \nHis art looks closely at the experiences of people from the Afghan community who have moved to new places\, especially to the UK. He uses painting in new and different ways to share these stories. \nFull exhibition details \nWhat to expect \nOne of the works in this exhibition is a collection of hand-woven\, painted rugs\, called kilims\, named “Love Letters.” This personal piece was inspired by a workshop Ghafar co-led with ArtRefuge at a refugee camp in the UK. \nDuring this workshop\, he invited participants to write and draw their initials using both Arabic and English letters. This simple act of writing one’s own initials became a powerful way for people to express identity\, memory\, and presence. \n“Love Letters” begins with these initials as a starting point\, not only to acknowledge the individuals who took part\, but also to open the space for others. \nAnother highlight is “Dirt Upon My Head”. It is made from one large canvas stretched over several square frames. Each frame represents a single home\, and together they suggest a neighbourhood or city frozen in a moment of impact. The canvas stretches out from the centre\, giving a feeling of breaking or tearing. \nAbout Ghafar Tajmohammad \nGhafar is of Afghan heritage and was displaced as a small child. He grew up in Southeast London\, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Painting at Camberwell College of Arts and works as a Curatorial Project Manager at the Migration Museum. \nAbout Firstsite \nFirstsite is the East of England’s contemporary visual arts organisation where you can experience the most exciting developments in contemporary art\, and explore the rich artistic legacy cultivated by the East of England’s unique landscape and character. \nImage: Homage to Najia\, Fall of Kabul by Ghafar Tajmohammad\, courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ghafar-tajmohammad-if-you-throw-a-stone-in-the-crowd-someones-going-to-get-hurt/
LOCATION:Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, High Street\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:ALT B: Palestine Comedy Club x No Direction Home
DESCRIPTION:Palestine Comedy Club joins forces with Counterpoints Arts’ No Direction Home for a one-off fundraising comedy night at the Bush Theatre – celebrating sharp\, powerful and fiercely funny voices from across borders.\nFull details and booking via Bush Theatre \nPalestine Comedy Club (PalCom) is a Palestinian-UK collective fusing comic traditions from both cultures to develop live comedy unique to the Palestinian experience. The club is committed to supporting Palestinian comedians to hone their craft and tour in Palestine and beyond. \nMarking the end of the sold-out run of his acclaimed show The Horse of Jenin\, Alaa Shehada takes to the stage once more: co-founder of Palestine Comedy Club and a standout storyteller of life and laughter under occupation. He’s joined by Sami Abu Wardeh\, the razor-witted Palestinian-Irish rising star\, alongside brilliant talent from the No Direction Home team – the acclaimed project showcasing refugee and migrant comedians finding their voice on UK stages. \nHeadlining the night is the incomparable Nish Kumar\, bringing his signature political bite and blistering humour. \nExpect an evening of comedy that’s warm\, bold and boundary-breaking – a stage shared by artists whose stories resist\, reimagine and revel in the act of making people laugh. \nAll PalCom’s profits will support their mission to champion Palestinian artists\, develop new work and platform stories shaped by everyday realities under oppression.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/alt-b-palestine-comedy-club-x-no-direction-home/
LOCATION:Bush Theatre\, 7 Uxbridge Road Shepherd's Bush\, London\, W12 8LJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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