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Windrush 70 – Brent’s Pioneering Windrush Generation invite
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Norma Dixon © Nadia Nervo
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Norman Watson Mitchell MBE © Nadia Nervo
Exhibition
Windrush 70 – Brent’s Pioneering Windrush Generation
22 Jun 2018 – 29 Oct 2018
Regular hours
- Friday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Monday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 20:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 95 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2SF
- London
- NW10 2SF
- United Kingdom
An exhibition celebrating 70 years since Empire Windrush docked in the UK, which explores Brent’s Caribbean heritage through photographs of local residents captured by artist and photographer Nadia Nervo.
About
This summer Brent Culture Service will be marking the 70th anniversary of the arrival of Empire Windrush with an exhibition and a number of themed events.
Windrush 70 – Brent’s Pioneering Windrush Generation traces the historic journey and explores Brent’s Caribbean Heritage through the eyes of its residents. Using a mixture of photographic portraits, stories collected from residents, historic objects and unique artist commissions it celebrates 70 years of the United Kingdom’s Caribbean diaspora.
Intimate portraits of Brent’s Caribbean community by artist and photographer Nadia Nervo offer an insight into their daily lives. Two original poems by Malika Booker narrate the experiences of the community’s first arrival in the ‘Mother Country’.
A commission by Mahogany Carnival Design - made by students from Queens Park Community School, Harlesden Primary School and Alperton High School combines tradition with legacy. An installation of a traditional ‘West Indian’ living room closes the exhibition representing the many homes that have been made in Brent.
Since receiving a master’s degree in Art Communication & Design from the Royal College of Art in 2003, Nervo has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Investigating the relationship between photographer and subject, Nervo explores the nature of how connections are formed.
Zerritha Brown, Cultural Operations Manager and Artistic Director for Windrush 70 said:
“It has been an honour developing Windrush70. We have met some inspirational people and uncovered some truly emotional stories which has highlighted the resilience, pride and courage of the Windrush community who came here to strive for a better life.”
22 June to 29 October
Exhibition Space, second floor
The Library at Willesden Green
95 High Rd, London NW10 2SF
