exhibition: From Elsewhere

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From Elsewhere brings together stories from different parts of the world that, despite their geographical distance, resonate through shared conditions, experiences, and concerns.
Rather than anchoring these works to fixed locations, the exhibition allows them to meet across space, bridging distances and disrupting singular or stable narratives of place.

Presented in printed form, the works reflect on print media as both an archival and distributive medium. In a time marked by displacement, restricted movement, and a heightened reliance on screens, print becomes a way of holding, pausing, and materializing stories that are often only encountered digitally. The exhibition responds directly to this political and cultural moment, where many lived realities are mediated, fragmented, and consumed from afar.

From Elsewhere considers how the archival nature of print can speak to diasporic practices-preserving traces of places, memories, and encounters while remaining portable and unsettled. In doing so, the exhibition foregrounds circulation over arrival, connection over origin, and proximity over distance.
Curated by: Ahmed Umer
Curatorial Assistance: Maddox Pratt & Varshini Chandrashekhar

9 March - 9 April, 2026
Address: Elaine Thomas Library,University for the Creative Arts, London