South Bank Centre | Migration: Adopting Britain

The following images are a collection of photos taken 

during my visit to the adopting Britain exhibition at the
South Bank centre . The exhibition revolved around
the stories of various people of different nationalities
migrating to the UK for a better quality of life.

The stories themselves were thought-provoking as well

as inspiring after the conditions people had left such as

poverty, famine and war. 

The vibrant palette of colours displayed 

are a collection of different questionnaire

cards featured throughout the exhibition 

about inheritance and family background. 

Once viewers had answered the short 

questionnaire card it was added to the 

feature on the walls surrounding the exhibition.

The display itself was a living and breathing

collection of stories from people across the globe

for example: Eastern Europe, South America and

North Africa.

Below: A collection of newspapers published for the
exhibition accounting near death experiences of lives
that had escaped difficult backgrounds abroad. The
key remark that was expressed multiple times during
the articles was the relief from people once in the UK
and that they were very lucky to live here.

Overall, the exhibition in question was an insight into
thousands of peoples incredible journeys for a better
quality of life. However, the exhibition also addresses
the topics of identity as well as common misplaced
assumptions of adopted Britons- more
commonly known as migrants.

The success that migration has delivered the UK
certainly outweighs the negatives perceived through
the media. This exhibition for instance is just one of
the many insights into peoples stories and identities.
For me the installation was a fascinating collection of
over 70 years of culture and identity adopted into
the UK and has unquestionably shaped modern
Britain today for the better.   

Above: Self portraits of a number of
young people illustrating their identities.