TRACES: STORIES OF MIGRATION

Lucy Orta Traces: Stories of Migration is an exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery, offering an insight into the diversity of first and second-generation migration histories woven into the landscape of East London.



Led by international artist and researcher Lucy Orta, the participants of the Traces: Stories of Migration workshops came together to share textile knowledge, follow the threads of community migration and celebrate East London’s textile history.

The two year project involving over 80 residents of Newham and Tower Hamlets culminates in a collective tapestry of lived experiences......................................

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