There's a word for a suffered departure, a forced trip with no return, and this word is Exodus.
Mixed-media installation Exodus explores migration through the present lens, highlighting the history and challenges of major population movements through time.
The installation echoes a gridlocked cityscape where colourful toy cars, trucks and human figurines mingle with elephants, giraffes and other wildlife towering over a scene of traffic.
It rests on two green, white and red Castrol oil drums that nod to multinational business and finance in the modern world. The work suggests a reflection on today’s discourse around migration.
Exodus is accompanied by a wall of historic maps that present a visual sense of data on international migration, agricultural trade and tourism between 1500 and 2005.
About The Reflections Room
Exodus can be found in The Reflections Room – a free-to-visit, rotating gallery space for contemporary artists to amplify the voices, hopes, fears and dreams of London’s diverse communities.
You'll find it on the Second Floor at London Museum Docklands.
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No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London, Greater London, E14 4AL
020 7001 9844
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Daily 10am-5pm
Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing Day
Please note that we will need to start clearing the galleries 20 minutes before closing time.
Exclusions and safety measures
The safety measures n place include the option to book a free ticket in advance to manage capacity, and free-standing hand sanitiser stations at key touch points and entrances. Screens will remain in place at welcome desks, till points and food services, and there will be a continued enhanced cleaning regime throughout all our galleries.
