WHAT IS HOME TO YOU?
27 October 2023
PART OF HIVE CURATE’S ALICE BILLINGS CONNECTS PROGRAMME (2023)
To celebrate South Asian Heritage month 2023, as part of the Alice Billings Connects programme, Hive Curates teamed up with local Newham based photographer Sylvie Belbouab to capture the stories and images of South Asian women in the borough.
Sylvie visited communities in August 2023 to speak with South Asian women and archive their heritage and unique perspectives for future generations. The project aimed to celebrate the resiliency, rich culture and vibrancy of these women and offer a platform for others to share their stories. as well as initiate a conversation about belonging.
Sylvie met with various women’s groups such as:
Sister’s forum and Muslimah Sport Association during the annual dragon boat race in the Royal Docks
Ladies group in Plaistow which is a weekly meet up for elderly women
The Renewal Programme Community Cafe, which runs alongside the food bank,
a group of South Asian deaf women
Dovetail who run coffee mornings and a community garden in Forest Gate.
Outcomes included an online zine of the collated portraits and stories, which was available to buy with all proceeds going to The Sisters Forum, a charity that aims to engage, educate and empower BAME women within the community who are vulnerable and isolated.