FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
This Is Not A Gateway will regularly post Festival events as the programme develops.
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Defamiliarization, Diana Ali
A slide show of photographs from different cities in the world in response to words given by 26 international artists.
Do Buy! Omair Barkatulla
A documentary film about Dubai the 'magnet city', focusing on the experiences of migrant workers.
Dalston Polaroids, Laura Braun
An exhibition of a series of polaroids taken in Dalston, London.
An installation of photographs taken in New York of drink bottles hidden in brown paper bags and left on doorsteps. Images will be displayed at the entrance of each of the festival venues.
Regeneration & Literature, Sarah Butler
A roundtable discussion exploring the role creative writers can play in the process of regeneration and urban change.
Do You Remember Olive Morris? Ana Laura de la Torre
A roundtable discussion about exploring the opportunities and challenges of art practice entering other arenas, such as politics, heritage, broadcast media and education.
You And I In Flux and I Used To Skate On Frozen Lakes, Ania Dabrowska
A photographic series explore how contemporary fragmentation of identity can be better understood through experiences of international migrants and their appropriation of the idea of home in a context of transnational belonging.
Liquid City, Matthew Gandy
A documentary film that explores the complexity of water politics in Mumbai, ranging from the engineering challenge of transfering 3,000 milion litres of water a day to the city to debates over flooding, privitaization and social conflict. Click here to download 'Landscapes Of Disaster', an article with more information.
Passerby, David San Millán Del Río
A photographic exhibition of 20 images produced over 6 years on the streets of London.
Knight Watch, Inua Ellams
A poetry performance & writing workshop exploring gang violence in the city, through personal story telling.
Isola Nostra, Isola Art Center
Screening of the documentary about an arts centers battle to resist political and urban planning decisions that would dramatically change the fabric of a community in Milan; followed by a discussion.
'What Is Surveillance For?' Alex Haw
A round table discussion probing issues around surveillance, accompanied by local activist CCTV mapping. Launch of CAM-SCAPE an on-line resource for user generated 3D CCTV mapping of the UK.
Garbage In, Gold Out, Kauddesign
An exhibition exploring underused and abandoned areas in Paris, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Milan, London, Rome and Naples - collaborating with architects, designers and students.
The Park Bench Reader: A London History, The Mobile Institute
30(+) participants reading aloud on benches located around the festival area. Books will share the theme of ‘London’.
Modular Monolith, Ilka Meyer
A free standing straw structure, situated on a vacant lot. A comment on urban ecology and sustainability.
The Architecture Of Financial Crisis, Louis Moreno
A workshop in association with UCL’s Urban Laboratory examining how financial crises affect the growth and form of urban culture.
Guerrilla Gardening, Heather Ring, James Mayhew and Richard Reynolds.
A Guerrilla Garden walk and open-house. www.guerrillagardening.org
Cinetaxis, SDNA
Large scale audio visual installation consisting of multiple projections, inspired by the research into moths and phototaxi.
Para-Real, Natalia Skobeeva, Craig M, Edwards, Nick Smith
Photographic exhibition exploring the relationship between the urban and rural, migration, and public space.
Integration of the Muslim subculture in Britain at the dawn of the 21st century; from theory to practice, Mustafa Traoree
Presentation and discussion - comparing the situation experienced by young migrants in France. Exploring challenges encountered when working for better social cohesion in the different districts and suburbs of Paris.
Wagon Train, Cathy Ward
A selection of images from a mobile food wagon archive - created from a decade of documenting a nations food habits.
A Line Is There To Be Broken, Gesche Wuerfel, Tristan Fennell, David Kendall
A photographic exhibition investigating transforming urban spaces, examining social policies, government initiatives and developments, disruptions in ‘everyday life’ and the landscape.
