Vestaboard recently had the honor of taking part in celebrating the untold stories of migrants through the Mile End Community Project’s “Migrate Journey” installation, which debuted at the Chisenhale Gallery in London this spring.
Nurull Islam of MCP and architect Shahed Salem used Vestaboard to give physical form to the stories. The installation, supported by a steelwork structure and reclaimed iron wheels, evokes themes of movement, labor, and the making of new worlds.
Mile End Community Project, a non-profit organization based in London, is a youth and community group helping young people and the wider community recognize their potential. Its emphasis on creative expression has won them numerous awards for their projects.
Migrate Journey started in 2017, exploring the often difficult journeys that migrants make to find new beginnings. The project began with a short film that has been screened at numerous festivals and events and included as an educational resource to help more people understand migration journeys.
This phase of the project of Migrate Journey gives physical form to the stories of migration the artists collected, existing as a steelwork structure displaying portraits of participants and extracts of their testimony being displayed on the Vestaboard.
