Billy’s ambitious new body of photographic works pay tribute to those largely male migrant workers, especially those from the British colonies of South Asia, who came to The Black Country in the 1960s, to a region in the last throes of its industrial might, to find work and to create a new life for themselves.
Billy has drawn on his lived experience and the rich and vibrant stories told by his family and community to explore what happens when cultures merge and to create a visual vernacular for a history that has inextricably shaped our region forever.
Using filmic principles - elaborate, large scale lighting, set builds, and cinematic references - to make an original photographic series - The Exiles. The first image was an enormous production in 2019 for what was in principle a single shot movie. The remainder of the series was shot in 2022 after a series of pauses due to lockdown.
The show runs from 11th November 2022 – 6th February 2023. More information can be found here.
In Conversation: Saturday 28 January, 2pm, Free.
Join Billy Dosanjh with Head of Exhibitions, Deborah Robinson for an informal tour of the exhibition followed by a screening of Billy’s short film Lumbu, the story of a young boy which was largely shot in Caldmore.
Please book your free place at the Reception Desk or book via Eventbrite.
