Other & Stories of Other

About

OTHER Pt. 1 Survival is an original exhibition of new work by the renowned East London printmaker and educator Aida Wilde, staged in collaboration with Nasty Gallery’s group show and public events programme “& Stories of Others”. Presented during International Women’s Day weekend and occupying the entire first floor of the building, this radical takeover is rooted in the long-standing feminist tradition of punk and DIY, echoing the spirit of Judy Chicago’s Womanhouse. A space for defiance, reflection, and collective expression, it transforms the space into a living, breathing site of resistance and reclamation.

Titled after the experience of always having to tick the ‘other’ box on forms and legal documents, this exhibition draws from the artist’s lived experience as a political asylum seeker, fleeing the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s and moving to the UK with her family. Comprising over 30 handmade textile banners that explore and question ideas around cultural commentary, belonging and identity purgatory, this is a de facto homecoming for Aida Wilde who started her career in Brick Lane. 

Nasty Gallery’s “& Stories of Others”, is a 3-day residency by artists Paige Megan Hawley, CW Stubbs, Apparan, Lior Hatt and Boa Swindler, envisioned as a happening to run alongside the OTHER. The programme invites participants to explore themes of being the “Other”, belonging and resilience through artist surgeries, life drawing workshops, spoken word performances and mental health sessions.