Art has the power to transcend boundaries, bridging gaps between cultures, histories, and personal narratives. In an increasingly interconnected yet fragmented world, the ways we define identity and community continue to evolve. Borders & Connections: Exploring Identity and Community brings together artists from diverse backgrounds to reflect on these themes, offering visual dialogues on belonging, displacement, and shared human experiences.  

This exhibition is not just a collection of artworks but a space for conversation—where personal and collective stories intertwine. Through painting, photography, sculpture, digital media, and mixed techniques, each piece challenges us to reconsider the limits that separate us and the ties that bring us together.  

We invite you to engage with these works, to see beyond the visible borders, and to experience the deep connections that shape our identities. May this exhibition inspire reflection, dialogue, and a renewed sense of artistic and human connection.  

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The artists whose work features in this exhibition are: Abibat Adedayo, Adaqiying, Adnan Al-Sayegh, Bahareh Akbarisafa, Disha Gupta, Dongbay (Yübo Xü), Emma Lewis, Fatma Durmush, Iliana Ortega- Alcázar, Jake Jacobs, Lynda Cockshott, Mengqi Xia, Monika Ruiz-B, Nicky Heinen, Olga Salaris, Pauline Schulze, Shauna Frischkorn, Sigurd Kraus, Stanislav Bojankov, Yasmina Nysten.

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