Visualising Migration Through Drawing & Collage

Using a more drawing-rich take on abstract artist Henri Matisse’s, Papier découpé, the participants expressed their perceptions of the abstract concepts, hope and uncertainty (from the PERCEPTIONS migrant interviews) by manifesting their ideas onto white paper that was cut out and placed onto a solid blue board. Thus, the output of this activity was a physical, abstract collage that represents the participant’s perceptions of the abstract metanarratives of hope and uncertainty.

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