Maudsley Hospital highlights Flock Project
The Maudsley Hospital will shed light on migration stories for Refugee Week from 17 June – 26 September 2019.
Rita* is one of the group members who regularly attends The Grounding Project, and has been taking part in Flock. She suffers from arthritis, and enjoys working with the clay as it helped her to move her fingers. She spent a lot of time moulding out her bird and later she shared: "Playing with this clay takes me back to my childhood in Africa when we used to pull clay from the rocks and make pots and plates. It was a fun time."
Daris* has a great interest in birds, having kept homing pigeons back in his country: "I used to have many of these as pets and I know how intelligent they are. I am really enjoying learning more about birds and working with the clay".
The exhibition features photography by Ben McDade https://www.benmcdade.com
*Names have been changed to protect the anonymity of the participants.
Flock at Maudsley Hospital
17 June - 26 September 2019
Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ
Open daily from 8am - 7pm | Free, all welcome
Maudsley Charity, funders of The Grounding Project, are hosting an exhibition of photographs and a small selection of clay birds, next to the Long Gallery, on the site of the Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell.