It’s been a busy couple of months for Billy and his team. They have been working towards the completion of two projects which will both be feature in his solo exhibition [TRAVELLER, YOUR FOOTPRINTS]. The exhibition is being held at the New Art Exchange in Nottingham from the 23rd September 2022 - 7th January 2023.
The exhibition features a series of works starting with his seminal film, Year Zero: Black Country (2014), which transports the viewer to the 1960s as thousands of economic migrants from the former colonies travel to the industrial heartlands of England in search of jobs, fortune, and a new life. You will also be able to view his photo series, Exiles (2019 – 2022) which has the addition of four more photos with a similar focus of migration to the West Midlands during the 60s and 70. Finally, we traverse through time to the modern day with his newly commissioned film, Indi (2022). Set in the 1990’s Indi charts the world of emigre mother, Sheeru, and her British born, teenage son, Indi, who dreams of playing football for England. The work questions how life choices are shaped by your environment, and addresses the complexities of living across opposing cultures, traditions and identities.
Billy is hugely proud and thankful to the team, firstly because it has taken a lot of hard work to secure funding for the projects and secondly because covid has meant the film start dates were delayed considerably.
More information about the exhibition can be found here.
