New Exhibitions at DCA

I was delighted to visit the two new exhibits at DCA.  There are currently two exhibits, one by DashnDem entitled Imagine Being a World Leader and the second by Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen entitled From the Edge.



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Imagine Being a World Leader is an exhibition which examines the ways in which politicians communicate with their electorates.  I certainly took some notes!  It is a fun but still thought provoking exhibit.  I was pleased to see how Blackness Primary had been involved in this project and it was good to see the young people taking part and growing in their understanding of how politics works.  There are elements of this exhibit which make politics seem like a game and it can sometimes appear like this, I hope that this is not the case as politics does deal with important issues.  This autumn sees the US Presidential Election Campaign and it is interesting to visit this exhibition and then watch the media coverage of the campaign.



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I found the other exhibit particularly interesting. As some readers will know my PhD research was on Irish migration to Scotland in the nineteenth century.  From the Edge looks at issues around immigration and diaspora communities.  I was particularly moved by the piece called Rendezvous which looks at the lives of migrant Indian workers in Dubai and their families in Kerala in India.  This shows in my view the sacrifices which migrant workers make in order to support their families.  Migrants are often seen as an easy scapegoat for problems in our society.  As I said the other week after the Dundee Together event immigration can sometimes be good for society.  Our city is the product of immigration and we should reflect on the lives of those people who came here from the nineteenth century onwards, it would be interesting to consider that legacy whilst visiting this exhibition.

The exhibitions continues at the DCA until 18 November.