Musafiri: Of Travellers and Guests Group Exhibition at HKW
The 'Musafiri: Of Travellers and Guests' exhibition at Haus der Kulturen der Welt showcases the works of more than 40 artists. The term 'musafir' translates to 'traveller' in many languages, while in Turkish and Romanian, it means 'guest.' This exhibition delves into the narratives of travel and displacement, highlighting everything from adventurous expeditions to involuntary migrations, and promotes the idea of a society that embraces travellers as guests. An extensive cultural education initiative complements the show. Featured artists include Ulf Aminde, Alibay Bapanov, Sonia E. Barrett, Aslı Çavuşoğlu, and many others, such as Ocean Vuong and Ryan Villamael.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Musafiri: Of Travellers and Guests'
- Group exhibition with over 40 positions
- Arabic word 'musafir' means 'traveller' in most languages, 'guest' in Turkish and Romanian
- Explores histories of travel and displacement
- Accompanied by cultural education programme of tours, workshops, and conversations
- Presented at Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Artists include Aslı Çavuşoğlu, Julien Creuzet, Simryn Gill, and others
- Image credit: Aslı Çavuşoğlu, 'the book the story of Agathange, a vision from St Gregory the Enlightened', 2015
Entities
Artists
- Ulf Aminde
- Alibay Bapanov
- Sonia E. Barrett
- Aslı Çavuşoğlu
- Musquiqui Chihying
- Narcisa Chindoy
- Chong Yan Chuah
- Choy Ka Fai
- Julien Creuzet
- Ena de Silva
- Roy Dib
- Bekhbaatar Enkhtur
- Aboubakar Fofana
- Simryn Gill
- Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju
- Hit Man Gurung
- Sheelasha Rajbhandari
- Yun-Fei Ji
- Sachiko Koshikoku
- Akinori Nakatani
- Massao Okinaka
- Yuji Tamaki
- Yudi Rafael
- Lawrence Lemaoana
- Idas Losin
- Ana Lupas
- Gail Mabo
- Maria Madeira
- Mohammad Din Mohammad
- Carlos 'Marilyn' Monroy
- Diane Severin Nguyen
- Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang
- Jimmy Ong
- Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo (Madame Zo)
- Anne Samat
- Citra Sasmita
- Joar Songcuya
- Simon Soon
- Nádia Taquary
- Robel Temesgen
- Ryan Villamael
- Ocean Vuong
Institutions
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Locations
- Germany