Supporting Artists in Printmaking

Henna worked in the Northern Print studio alongside our studio technicians, experimenting with different printmaking techniques for the text-based banners for Future Pasts. After the initial tests Henna settled on hand-printed letterpress and created a series of unique prints for the project.

Northern Print delivers a range of artistic cultural experiences that supports and engages artists in printmaking including continuing professional development, bursaries, events and technical assistance.

Future Pasts

Future Pasts is Henna Asikainen’s extraordinary project with people new to the North East. Together, they have discovered local landscapes along Hadrian’s Wall in a series of community walks, documenting them with photos, poetry and a performative protest. D6 brings these together in a celebratory exhibition, drawing threads between migration, occupation and landscape from Roman times to today.

This is D6’s latest commission with Henna, working with people and families with lived experience of migration and displacement and building on previous projects that explore nature, community and belonging.