Published by Brad on 26 October 2009 | Have your say
A Picture’s Worth a thousand Words
Mix-d: uk exhibition has new home in Leicester
Our photographic exhibition exploring mixed race identity is running until December 31 in the city’s New Walk Museum and Art Gallery.
The life studies are accompanied by brief descriptions from the 48 individuals of their self-identified racial type. These range from “Irish Monserattian” to “Kenyan/Pakistani/British”.
“Mix-d: uk. A Look at Mixed-Race Identities” premiered in Manchester, the home of the Multiple Heritage Project, and then moved on to various venues in London.
The exhibition is designed to mirror Multiple Heritage’s methodology. Without making judgements, without making overly involved comments and without any over-celebration, the photographs capture the real and varying faces of the mixed-race experience in the UK today.
One recent visitor commented: “This is a subject rarely spoken about with any degree of balance or depth. For people who want to explore mixed-race, from a personal or theoretical view, they will find that each picture is worth a thousand words of research and explanation.”
If you’re interested, go and explore mixed race lives for yourself.
Thank you to Leicester and New Walk, particularly Tara Munroe and Nick Gordon, for extending the hand of hospitality. Thank you for bringing the mixed-race debate inside and into the light.
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