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

All Saints Centre - second visit

During our recent visit to the All Saints Centre we were sending more paper text messages. On this occassion Halim and Ania formed Temporary Paper Mobile Phone Committee.

Paper mobile phones are going to be exhibited soon! Watch this space.

Next visit to All Saints Centre: 1st February 2010. We will be there at 10am.
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Photos on local street







Abdul and Sallie






Sallie and Abdul
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Capturing people

















We capture other photographers,

















we capture action,



we capture love.
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Photo Month

We learn how to take pictures and how to frame pictures. Friendship Centre function room is the main backdrop of our attempts.
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Paper mobile phones
















Mobile phone = a tool to survive, to stay in touch, to be connected, to hear the news (bad and good), to be contactable, to call for help, to be able to leave house, to prove one's existence.

We made to date a number of paper mobile phones - they all are accurate copies of the real phones that belong to the asylum seekers we are working with. To each mobile phone only one message is attached - one they would like to be remembered.
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