ONCA Gallery, 14 St George’s Place, Brighton, BN1 4GB
25 September – 6 October 2024
Free event
The fifth story from We Feed The UK showcases inspirational examples of food justice in action. Arpita Shah‘s photographic exploration of two Black-led growing enterprises is exhibited in Brighton’s ONCA Gallery for the Photo Fringe biennial.
Arpita’s photography focuses on Paulette Henry and Pamela Shor, who together run Black Rootz in Haringey: reconnecting Londoners with ancestral knowledge to achieve food sovereignty with an indigenous, intergenerational approach. It also features Sandra Salazar D’eca, who is supporting women of African and Caribbean heritage to nurture a relationship with their local land across Tottenham and Enfield through her initiative, Go Grow With Love.
Arpita Shah‘s work examines the intersections of culture and identity. Having lived between India, Ireland and the Middle East before settling in England, her practice reflects her own migratory experience.
We are honoured to showcase Arpita’s incredible work as part of Photo Fringe‘s biennial open-platform photography festival, which has fast become one of the largest of its kind. Photo Fringe is a volunteer-led charity doing wonderful things to support lens-based artists in pursuit of a fairer, greener, anti-racist world.
For those inspired by the exhibition, our Environment Partner, The Landworkers’ Alliance, offer opportunities to support food systems that further social and environmental justice.
A launch party on 5 October 2024 will celebrate the exhibition, with opportunities to meet both Arpita and the wonderful subjects of her work.
The gallery will be open daily between 13:30 – 17:30.
There is no need to book; just turn up and immerse yourself in the story.
