We're delighted to invite you to The City Speaks exhibition, which we're organising in collaboration with Maslaha with the kind support of City Link as part of our global programme Our Shared Europe.
The city inspires, recollects, provokes and empowers. Cities have brought together some of the world's greatest thinkers and have provided fertile ground for progressive thought, becoming the stage for some of the world's biggest political, economic and social events. The city is also a place of conflict and challenge, where differences become stark in their proximity.
Yet these diverse influences have also resulted in the sharing of knowledge, the exploration of new ideas, and brilliant innovation and creativity. The imprints of such inspiration – captured through art and creative expression in many forms including architecture, film, music, literature and theatre – are left by a variety of eras, cultures, geographical areas and faiths.
exhibition explores how individuals and communities have been inspired by cities and how they in turn have changed the places where they have lived through various forms of creative expression.
The exhibition focuses exclusively on European cities and has already travelled to Slovenia, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany. It is divided into four sections, each culminating in an interactive activity where you'll be asked to contribute your opinions and ideas on the topic covered in the section. You'll also have the opportunity to share your thoughts on how you'd like to change your city and shape it for the future.
The exhibition soundtrack is by Dave Randall, guitarist and producer.
