Together, we share our personal perspectives on the growing sense of displacement in our global community through new visual art, spoken word, live music as a means to find intimacy, connection and a meaningful understanding of each other.

About the artists:

LISHA ZHONG is a British-born Chinese artist interested in exploring cultural dysphoria and the personal notion of ‘heritage’ as a result of immigration. Focused on the themes of identity, language and the commodification of culture to express and subvert the stereotypes of being a ‘foreigner’.

This is culminating in a mixed media practice which is led by the reinterpretation of pre-existing materials and objects based on their personal context and/or commercial value. Through their visual reassemblage, they want to challenge the preconceived notions that people have of them and compel a reassessment of their biases.
https://radicalwoman38.wixsite.com/artist

HANNAH LEE is a Scottish-Chinese music teacher graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2016 studying music teaching, engaging and collaborating in various art-forms and practices. As a student, they developed their passion for teaching, community music, and Kodaly methodology. They now works as an educator, freelance performer, composer and collaborating artist.

Working in the community arts, they have directed mental health choirs for NHS Lothian and See Me Scotland, sat on panels for anti-racist events supporting ESA Scotland, Racial Justice Network and RCS Cultural Diversity and have been involved in multiple performances with the Glasgow Women’s Library as a performer and composer.
https://hannahleemusic.wordpress.com/

NAFISSATOU BATU DARAMY is a classically trained operatic mezzo-soprano of African, Asian and Levantine descent. As an intersectional artist, she is passionate about creating experiences of meaning and social value by bringing together different genres and disciplines of artistic expression. In recent engagements, she performed in the Sanskrit language opera Ganga by Jataneel Banerjee, later joining the creative team in further developing the piece as a vocal writing consultant.

Her background in Opera has brought her much experience, particularly with English National Opera and Welsh National Opera. She trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, concluding her studies as a member of the 2018 cohort of the Alexander Gibson Opera Studio. She is currently a Pegasus Talent artist.