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The Exiles

 Our art series The Exiles works deeply with regional communities to make them stakeholders in not just the genesis of the stories we portray, but also as key members of the cast and crew. The project creates a local spectacle and enters folklore in a way that revivifies aspiration and deepens the conversation of origin and migration.

Exiles in the Community

A great gathering of old faces and new faces to launch the image “Dayshift” from the series “Exiles”. Our work is genuinely heartwarming, to discover so many people who are as passionate about the history of this place as we are.


Of the many events held, these images relate to Smethwick Heritage Centre and the Red Cow pub. At both, we were joined by Balbir, the local poet laureate who sang his 60s written songs, transporting us to the soul of our errant gateway town.

The Exiles Exhibitions

[TRAVELLER, YOUR FOOTPRINTS] - New Art Exchange Exhibition

Additional Information

 The Exiles was featured in a series or works at the New Art Exchange, Nottingham from the 23rd of September 2022 - 7th of January 2023.  More information about the exhibition can be found here.


Kids Get Creative

The New Art Exchange runs drop-in creative workshops, which make space for creative learning and lots of fun - Saturday Art Sessions. The Exiles pictures were incorporated into two of these sessions, which were focused on displaced people and third culture children. The sessions inspired some great art, pics below and comments from parents and kids:


Mohammad from Pakistan (Third culture child ) - He is an architect. Through Bill's work Mohammad felt nostalgic. He created a firm house with recycled materials from his own village in Pakistan. He believes culture is essential to kids' growth . 


Zoe and Artist and Teacher - Zoe's daughter loves to create art from different perspectives.  She is inspired by Billy's work as she can taste a culture she never knew before through art.


Naqsh's Daughter - From Pakistan, Mother is an artist, she came for the first time at NAE and was extremely happy to meet all participants at the SAC.  She loves the fact that Billy’s work talks about migration and at the same time it is encouraging for the younger generation.

 

Roqaiya (My daughter ) - Roqaiya born in Poland and she expressed her memories from Poland through artwork inspired by Billy's art work. 

Photos from the artwork create at the Saturday Art Club

Download the [TRAVELLER, YOUR FOOTPRINTS] exhibition guide

NAE Exhibition Guide (pdf)

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The Exiles at The New Art Gallery Walsall

The Exiles also featured was also an exhibition at the The New Art Gallery Walsall which ran from the 11th of November 2022 – 6th of February 2023. More information about the exhibition can be found here. 


An ‘In Conversation’ event was held on the 28th of January 2023, with Billy and Head of Exhibitions, Deborah Robinson. This was an interview and informal tour of the exhibition. 

Download The Exiles exhibition guide below

The Exiles - Walsall Art Gallery Guide (pdf)

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Photos from the launch of The Exiles The New Art Gallery Walsall

RBSA Photographic Prize Winner

The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) Photography Prize Exhibition is hosted biennially to celebrate photographic art. Featuring 100 works from over 70 artists, this exhibition showcases the best of contemporary photography with the inclusion of both established and emerging photographers. 


Two pieces from The Exiles series, Dayshift and Seamstress, were entered into the competition, for which he was awarded first prize. Judge, Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora  commented: 


“The level of skill and care taken to make these images are outstanding. Birmingham and its surrounding areas have in modern history been built on the back of migration, and Billy’s work is fitting in celebrating and sending a positive representation specifically of the South Asian and Panjabi community of Birmingham and the Black Country. A wonderful nod to our forebearers, and something that resonates deeply with me personally as my mother worked in the sewing factories in Handsworth and my grandfather and father both worked in the foundries in Smethwick. Thank you for this beautiful depiction Billy, the intense detail in these images mean you could study them for hours.”


More info can be found here.

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