‘Seeing Stars: Beyond The Naked Eye’ was developed as part of the Leeds University Library Galleries ‘Welcoming Migrants’ strand of community outreach, to create a deeper and layered
engagement with local refugees and migrants.
Sessions were facilitated by The Highrise Project CIC, responding to key themes in the Seeing Stars exhibition, by exploring art, science, philosophy, fantasy, and history through the lens of experimental photography. Each session focused on different aspects of photography, including photomontage, portraiture, light, movement, cyanotype, and projection.
The workshops incorporated an English language element, allowing participants to engage in language learning alongside the creative activities. Talking points within the sessions centred around personal and cultural understandings of space, offering an insight into the ways in which discourse around the topic permeates societies.