Raft

Raft

‘RAFT’, an exhibition that rethinks the relationship between Britain’s waters and the wider world, through the ongoing movements of people across and between these spaces. The exhibition investigates how people think about the role of water in relation to diasporas in different places. It challenge us all to rethink this in ways that strengthen international relations rather than breaking them down.

The exhibition’s name – RAFT – is highly symbolic. A raft is a small vessel used to move across water. It represents a journey. Rafts are often stored and inflated when required, or made in a way that is contingent on need. They are used both for adventure and for survival. Just as the raft has been adapted to different purposes, so have societies across the world and migrants from these societies made innovative use of objects in order to survive. For example, structures such as tents that are used for shelter and to move from one place to another have been employed by the homeless, by holidaymakers, and by refugees.

This exhibition is curated by Susie Olczak.

Exhibiting artists: Ghafar Tajmohammad, Susie Olczak, Emma Elliott, Ian Wolter, Samuel Zealey, Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell, Anna Crystal Stephens, Sarah Duÿshart and Jonathan Parsons.

RAFT is on view in the Central Lounge, ROSL Clubhouse, London, from 11 December 2024 – 2 March 2025.