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Organisers
of the exhibition claim that "This is not
a gritty expose, nor another dip into 'eastern
mysticism' or the exotic. It will not reek of
colonialism or stereotypical images using only
flowing fabrics or food. Changing Faces documents
real-life images of an under-represented subculture,
whose transition through oppression to empowerment
has shaped their identities and bettered their
life experience".
Photographers
like Dennis Morris, Derek Bishton and Jon Reardon have depicted
young Asians in Southall and the midlands in the 70's and 80's respectively,
with their much acclaimed works, 'Southall a home from home' and
'Home front'. The 'Changing Faces' exhibition will also feature
work from Anthony Lam's images of early 90's rave culture, Dave
Swindells capture of the Bhangra phemomena and Rehan Jamil's political
repertoire. We will also exhibit new and unseen work from Suki Dhanda,
especially commissioned to document present day peer groups and
bring the exhibition to fruition.
Changing
Faces will show images of youth culture through six different categories:
- School - These images
show how education extends from the classroom to the street
focusing on kids as minorities wearing turbans in 70's to groups
of school kids all wearing hijab in the present day.
- Leisure
-This is depicted through kids hanging out on the street in
the 70's to a young Prince Naseem Hamed training in a Sheffield
gym, also Asian run youth centres and the rise of the Asian
sportsman.
- Music
and clubs - This is shown through images of daytime
bhangra raves in the 80's to the Asian underground scene and
the revival of bhangra today. Interweaved are images of Asian
teddy boys at a rock and roll convention in the 70's and self
-made 90's rave parties.
- Activism
- Images shown include those of political unrest at deportation
laws and the apathy towards the police in the 70's, aswell
as young muslims fighting to keep land in Whitechapel for
local community use.
- Work
- Asians as factory workers in the 70's dreaming of something
better turns into the success of Joe Bloggs in the 90's, the
rise of the Indian restaurant worker to today's Asians in a
diverse range of occupations.
- Home
- From images of kids playing on the streets, wearing traditional
outfits to celebrate their rich heritage in the 70's to a
groom getting ready for his wedding day, still keeping those
rites and rituals alive.
The
exhibition is brought to you by PresStop Creatives, creative directors
MeWe and O2 mobile communication.
Click
here to visit the 'Changing
Faces website.
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