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Dear all,

If anyone is in the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham (UK) over the next two week (18 to 28 March 2020) this exhibition may be of interest ... there is also an event evening on the 19th at 19.00,  feel free to come along. 

Please see: https://www.thegapartsproject.co.uk/susobs

The exhibition ‘Suspect Object/Suspect Subject’ is a collection of Faisal Hussain’s work which questions, highlights and responds to the victimising of Muslim communities in Birmingham, the UK and around the world. In a time of increased societal racism; xenophobia against migrants, attacks against Muslim people and stereotyping of those who simply appear Muslim, these views are freely expressed through media misrepresentation, hate-filled terminology, exploitative political strategies and sensationalist headlines.

The exhibition addresses themes of suspicion and surveillance brought about by government policies to demonstrate the management of particular identities and the effects these practices can have on individual’s sense of belonging and mental health. The works reflect on fear and racism as contemporary social factors, political currency and cultural memes.

Faisal Hussain’s works overlaps with the work of Dr Keith Spiller, Dr Andy Whiting and Prof Imran Awan at BCU’s Criminology Department that has engaged with anti-terrorism legislation, the Prevent Duty, surveillance and Islamophobia. The exhibition presents how art and academia can further proactive dialogue around provocative subjects.