Stitching Light আলো দিয়ে গাঁথা by Emergency Exit Arts

In collaboration with Worcester's Bangladeshi Women

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Stitching Light আলো দিয়ে গাঁথা is a textile and light installation exploring Bangladeshi women’s migration to the UK.

Worcester Mela has facilitated the formation of the first Bangladeshi women’s group in the city to help bring this project to life. It has created a valuable opportunity for women to share their stories and experiences. These stories are being gathered from Bangladeshi women, not only living in Worcester but those living in Tower Hamlets, Leeds, Bradford, Middlesbrough and Salford who have a lived experience of this migration journey. Their stories are being gathered and transcribed onto sixteen, three meter high colourful painted textile panels, hand painted by a traditional folk artist based in Dhaka and hand stitched with light thread to highlight the journeys that they have taken. The panels are arranged within a purpose-built 3D structure with soundscape which the audience can walk through and around to immerse themselves in these stories. 

About Emergency Exit Arts

Emergency Exit Arts (EEA) is one of Britain’s pioneering outdoor arts companies, creating magical experiences in the places where people live, learn, work and play. They are experts in creating memorable public events which include elements of participation, visual performance, pyrotechnics and music. EEA began as an artists’ collective in 1980 aspiring to make a positive difference to people’s lives, particularly those facing discrimination and socio-economic exclusion. Now a registered charity and one of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations, EEA has evolved into the reputable outdoor arts company it is today, still pioneering and still inspiring change through creativity. 

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