See Me
In collaboration with Nottingham Libraries and The Space.
A new creative project for Muslim women & girls in Nottingham
SEE ME
In partnership with Nottingham Libraries and supported by Nottingham Playhouse , SEE ME is an inspirational living history project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In February 2024 we recruited Muslim girls aged 15-22 in Nottingham to train them in oral history skills, photography, filming and audio recording. Equipped with these skills they then met and interviewed inspirational women of Muslim heritage in Nottingham. They filmed and recorded the interviews, and took portrait photographs of the interview subjects.
The resulting interviews will be part of a new podcast series launching in May and exciting touring pop-up exhibition, featuring a portrait image of each interviewee along with a comic illustration depicting a moment from their story. The exhibition will launch initially at 5 Nottingham libraries, and will then have a presence in each venue of the ‘Liberation Squares’ tour over April-June 2024.
The recorded original interviews and accompanying material will be stored in Nottingham City Libraries archive so that future generations can access them. The project will help share personal experiences of women of Muslim heritage who have contributed to Nottingham’s social heritage.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Touring Exhibition
SEE ME
Interactive Touring Exhibition
April-June 2024
Touring to the following Nottingham Libraries and all theatre venues on the Liberation Squares tour
8 April- 3 May: Nottingham Central Library
More Libraries dates coming soon
Admission Free
Journey through the inspirational stories of eight Muslim women living in Nottingham through this interactive exhibition. You are invited to learn about how each of these remarkable women have overcome barriers in life to pursue their dreams and find their authentic purpose in life.
Explore the portrait photographs taken by Muslim girls aged 12-15 in Nottingham, who met, interviewed and photographed the individuals featured in this exhibition. These photographs were captured in the individuals’ homes, places of work, and at Nottingham Libraries.
Accompanying the photographs is an Islamic miniature-inspired illustration by Nottingham artist Sayra Begum. Sayra created “a moment on canvas” to illustrate a memory shared from each interviewee’s story. The illustrations have contributed to a graphic novel anthology capturing these stories written by afshan d’souza-lodhi. The anthology is available to view online via Fifth Word’s website. Copies will also be made available at Nottingham Libraries and will tour alongside the exhibition and Fifth Word’s upcoming production of Liberation Squares over April – June 2024.
