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The exhibition formed one element of a pioneering project organised by ISIS Arts and Northern Print Studio exploring the idea of what it means to be English.

Visual artist Farhad Ahrarnia worked with pupils from four towns in Tweedside, Wearside, Tyneside and Teesside to explore the hidden histories of the North Eastern region and examine the rich diversity that lies within families from the area.

By examining how other cultural traditions have been absorbed into, and now form part of, North East culture, Ahrarnia has produced a series of new works celebrating the significant contribution that immigration throughout the centuries has made to British society.

Exhibition Images

Home Exhibition 01

Home Exhibition 01
© Stan Gamester Photography

Home Exhibition 02

Home Exhibition 02
© Stan Gamester Photography

Home Exhibition 03

Home Exhibition 03
© Stan Gamester Photography

Home Exhibition 04

Home Exhibition 04
© Stan Gamester Photography

Home Exhibition 05

Home Exhibition 05
© Stan Gamester Photography

Home Exhibition 06

Home Exhibition 06
© Stan Gamester Photography

Home Exhibition 07

Home Exhibition 07
© Stan Gamester Photography

Home Exhibition 08

Home Exhibition 08
© Stan Gamester Photography

"HOME is a major project that examines all of our origins. Farhad Ahrarnia has successfully immersed himself in the shifting definitions of what 'home' really means and the end result is a truly unique exhibition." - Anna Wilkinson

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The exhibition explored how the North East's history of trade brought new communities to the region. From sailors settling in the area to industrialists from other countries employed in the region for specific skills, centuries of invasion, settlement and industrial booms have all contributed to what "being English" is all about.

Surnames, skills, artefacts and literature all reveal that our culture comes from a multicultural root. Immigration has brought fresh ideas, new skills, labour, capital, resourcefulness and a diversity of cultures that make our lives richer and more varied.

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Resource Links

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/homing-in-on-identity-1633279

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/exploring-hidden-traditions-1631426

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