My Father’s House:
the architecture of cultural heritage Further Press Information
30th October – 11th December 2010
Hazel Thompson, Measure of a Woman, 2008 Hazel Thompson’s work investigates women’s roles in contemporary culture and documents how the pace of modern lifestyles impacts on their traditional status and functions within economic and social structures. She explores the influence of the built environment on women, and the influence women exert on their environment, both public and private. Working in Qatar and Bahrain, Hazel spent time with five women in each country, spanning five age-groups, from students in their 20s to widows in their 60s. Travelling with them through their everyday lives, Hazel observed how the women move through the different spaces, and negotiate and shape their surroundings. These serial portraits give insight into how women in the Gulf define themselves, how they construct their identities, and how they contribute to their culture through, the arts, media, science and business. The journey through the generations describes the recent history of change in both the physical and cultural landscape of their societies. Hazel Thompson was born in 1978 in Surrey, UK. She is based in London. www.hazelthompson.com
THIS WILL BE THE 100TH EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY THE BRUNEI GALLERY, SOAS BRUNEI GALLERY, SOAS THORNHAUGH STREET RUSSELL SQUARE LONDON WC1H 0XG
OPEN: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30 – 17.00 CLOSED: Sunday and Monday ADMISSION FREE T. 020 7898 4046 (recorded information) F. 020 7898 4259 E. gallery@soas.ac.uk
For further details of the exhibition and events please visit www.soas.ac.uk/gallery
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