Make Yourself at Home, the South Asian Immigrant experience of Southampton
MYAH is the result of an AHRC funded intergenerational project co-led by Dr Pritipuspa Mishra, Dr Bindi Shah and Dr Ajit Nayak from the University of Southampton. This included oral histories and facilitated workshops by writer Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak involving first and second generation of South Asians in Southampton. Featuring Textile work by artist Abeer Kayani who studied historic BBC archives, analysing the language and lifestyle barriers faced by the South Asian immigrant community.
Abeer Kayani
Southampton, England
MYAH exhibition at John Hansard Gallery, Nosa MalcolmStudy of historic BBC archives by Abeer Kayani, analysing the language and lifestyle barriers faced by the South Asian immigrant community of Southampton.
Damask, hand dyed and screen printed silk velvet. 2022, Nosa MalcolmStudy of historic 1970's front room by Abeer Kayani, analysing the link between pattern, colour and culture representing the South Asian immigrant community of Southampton.
Hand dyed and screen printed silk panels by Abeer Kayani, Nosa MalcolmSilk panels analysing the illustrations from the historic ‘Look, Listen and Speak’ books published by BBC in the 1960's as part of their language training initiative for the South Asian Immigrant community.
Silk panel hand dyed and screen printed by Abeer Kayani, Nosa MalcolmSilk panel featuring the 'Paroosi' logo with overlaying text from a handwritten letter by a South Asian Immigrant, letter was sourced from 1960's historic BBC archives
Damask, hand dyed and screen printed silk velvet by Abeer Kayani, Nosa Malcolm
Letter archives from the 1960's on showcase at MYAH exhibition, Nosa Malcolm