In October and November 2021, the Ann Arbor District Library will host a photography exhibit, curated by UM Professor Kristin Dickinson.
Entitled Homeland and Heimat in Detroit and Dortmund, the exhibit brings together photographs of Southwest Detroit (created by photojournalist Theon Delgado) and Northern Dortmund, Germany (created by photojournalist Peyman Azari).
Shedding light on each neighborhood’s histories of migration, the exhibit offers an intimate look at immigrant-owned businesses; multilingual signage; and striking images of graffiti, street art, and other forms of visual creative expression. Together, these photographs prompt us to consider the many meanings of home and homeland from a multilingual perspective.
The exhibit runs from October 4-November 29, 2021 in the third floor gallery of the Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown Branch (345 South Fifth Ave in Ann Arbor).
VISIT THIS LINK for more information and a glimpse of the exhibit. Please join us also for a virtual panel discussion with the artists:
VISUALIZING TRANSLATION:
Virtual panel discussion on Homeland and Heimat in Detroit and Dortmund
Time: 2 pm on Saturday, October 9, 2021
Registration: details to follow
Visiting Speakers:
Theon Delgado Sr. (photojournalist from Southwest Detroit
Peyman Azhari (photojournalist from Cologne, Germany)
Exhibit and Panel Discussion Coordinators:
Kristin Dickinson (UM Assistant Professor of German Studies)
Alan Chin (photographer and managing director of Facing Change: Documenting America)
Check out the Site of Translation in the Multilingual Midwest website to see the full slate of events happening in Fall 2021.