Getting tired of the media’s representation of asylum seekers?Still Alive, an exhibition of original artworks by would-be-refugees in the Villawood detention centre, gives them the opportunity to represent their experience themselves.
The exhibition will feature over 100 works by up to 20 asylum seekers who have fled countries such as as Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Burma.Many of the artworks in the exhibition were made inside the Villawood detention centre under harsh constraints, resulting in innovative works made out of materials such as instant coffee. The exhibition shows the complex hopes and aspirations of people who have been largely caricaturised and misunderstood in the public mind.
Still Alivewill be showing at the Stanley Street Gallery in Darlinghurst from Monday August 4 – Sunday August 10. The exhibition will be opened by The Chaser‘sJulian Morrow on Tuesday August 5.
