Traces of Displacement: The Whitworth’s new exhibition explores stories of persecution, creativity and resilience

A new exhibition at The Whitworth explores the issue of forced displacement through captivating stories of persecution, creativity and resilience.

Traces of Displacement features the experiences of artists and makers who were displaced in their homelands, forced to flee, survive and even thrive in exile.

Artists featured through the exhibition include Mounira al Solh, Otti Berger, Leilah Babiyre, Caroline Walker, Safdar Ahmed, Bashir Makhoul, Frank Brangwyn, Cornelia Parker, Mandla Rae, Raisa Kabir, Dusan Kusmic, Ian Rawlinson, Cecily Brown, Charles Green and Lyndell Brown, Francesco Simetti, Lucien Freud, Marc Chagall, Mary Kessell, Edward Bawden, James McBey, and Frank Auerbach amongst others.

Traces of Displacement is part of a major AHRC-funded (Arts and Humanities Research Council) research project: Understanding Displacement Aesthetics led by Professor Ana Carden Coyne with Dr. Chrisoula Lionis and Dr. Angeliki Rousseau.

Open now, the exhibition runs until January 2024. For more information, head over to The Whitworth website.