About the project

Locus - an art project with refugees, asylum seekers and members of the local community from Portsmouth. Artists Ania Bas & Les Monaghan were in residence at Portsmouth Friendship Centre for a year working with the participants to explore their personal LOCUS.

The residency took place between October 2009 and September 2010.

Some of the works developed during the residency continue their post-project life. This blog is being updated with any news on where the work can be seen, played, encountered. If you are interested in learning more contact Ania on aniabas{at}gmail{dot}com

Private View - comments

Big thank you to everyone who left us comments during the private view!!! Big big thank you!
Here they come:

Excellent venue. Good view of city screen. Very interesting photographs

Interesting and lovely idea. Nice to get together and show off their work in a way that means something.

Beautiful work, very well presented and a very warm, welcoming and good humoured opening.

Well done. Really like the drawings and paperclip – good sense of fragility.

A very simple but emotive exhibition. Thank you.

I think it is very nice. If you want some think that is easy to write, but how can to find that it is problem!

Interesting show I liked the food.

Fab comments on the phones. Presented well.

Pompey to win the FA Cup again xxx

Great to have a project like this! Molto bello! x

Hope the world is cleaner

A worthwhile investment in time and people. Lovely xx

I think that it is an important exhibition. Get the ‘word’ out that we are all one, with the same needs, wants, sadness & joy no matter what county we are from. Viva locus.

It’s very lovely - Abdul

A very exciting evening, so many nice people, great English snacks. Would definitely do it again. - Florette AA

It’s good that projects like this are taking place.

I have very good fun and nice people. - Karim

Most interesting – a record of an excellent project which we would never have known about. Great to see people in this environment.

It was good to see so many smiling faces!!

I think this project was a good idea! - Noor

An interesting, unexpected, relevant show that explores an area of modern culture that is unfamiliar. Nicely presented but perhaps unfinished – I want personal stories, testimony, more. Would love to be involved.

Great venue to introduce Portsmouth population to a different side of asylum seeking.

Very interesting and thought provoking

Good expose of the subjects – really emotive images. Really like the messages from the ‘mobiles’ and framed photos. Would have like bigger photos! Venue not ideal a bit sterile compared to the warmth of the work….

It is very nice and I had a lovely time here with all this friends and all other people. Thanks Abdulla

LVD THE TXT MESSAGES

I think this is a good project because it is fun - from Samee

It was fantastic

Great idea but no formal introduction to the participants - more interaction needed x.

Well done x Fun

Great event Brilliant idea – J McD.

This is a fun place – Aisha


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