ijust wonder if it continues a theme that i see in so much of your work over a very long time that is, trying to make visible people, communities, things, which are so often invisible to most of us. would that apply to what you ve done here? yes, i think i m trying to do two things, probably more than two things, but i m certainly trying to do two things. i m trying to make a set of artists, who are making really interesting work, more visible, and i m trying to show some of the things that those artists and i have seen, observed, discovered in manchester. rooted here in this place, so what do you think this exhibition tells us about manchester, its past and its present, that might not be familiar to even people who live here? well, i think they might be things that are familiar to people who live here. i see audiences as people who bring their stories to an exhibition. so an exhibition is a place where knowledge is exchanged. but most of the things we re talking about in t
lubaina himid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s a great pleasure to be here at this exhibition, which you have curated. ijust wonder if it continues a theme that i see in so much of your work over a very long time that is, trying to make visible people, communities, things which are so often invisible to most of us. would that apply to what you ve done here? yes, i think i m trying to do two things, probably more than two things, but i m certainly trying to do two things. i m trying to make a set of artists who are making really interesting work more visible. and i m trying to show some of the things that those artists and i have seen, observed, discovered in manchester. rooted here in this place, so what do you think this exhibition tells us about manchester, its past and its present, that might not be familiar to even people who live here? well, i think they might be things that are familiar to people who live here. i see audiences as people who bring their stories to
lubaina himid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s a great pleasure to be here at this exhibition, which you have curated. ijust wonder if it continues a theme that i see in so much of your work over a very long time that is, trying to make visible people, communities, things which are so often invisible to most of us. would that apply to what you ve done here? yes, i think i m trying to do two things, probably more than two things, but i m certainly trying to do two things. i m trying to make a set of artists who are making really interesting work more visible. and i m trying to show some of the things that those artists and i have seen, observed, discovered in manchester. rooted here in this place, so what do you think this exhibition tells us about manchester, its past and its present, that might not be familiar to even people who live here? well, i think they might be things that are familiar to people who live here. i see audiences as people who bring their stories to
lubaina himid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s a great pleasure to be here at this exhibition, which you have curated. ijust wonder if it continues a theme that i see in so much of your work over a very long time that is, trying to make visible people, communities, things which are so often invisible to most of us. would that apply to what you ve done here? yes, i think i m trying to do two things, probably more than two things, but i m certainly trying to do two things. i m trying to make a set of artists who are making really interesting work more visible. and i m trying to show some of the things that those artists and i have seen, observed, discovered in manchester. rooted here in this place, so what do you think this exhibition tells us about manchester, its past and its present, that might not be familiar to even people who live here? well, i think they might be things that are familiar to people who live here. i see audiences as people who bring their stories to