Saturday 12th December 2020

12 – 6pm

Too many Syrian families face yet another difficult time this Christmas. Syria’s ongoing war compounded by the Covid -19 pandemic has forced so many to live apart. Here in Britain two organisations have decided to work together to create…

• A heart- warming ‘soundscape’ of voices

Families chatting away together over the phone from Britain to Syria, Beirut, Canada and the rest of world, some animated, curated by Family Talk

• An intimate collation of pictures

A beautiful montage of personal family photos fused with prestigious works of art from Syria, curated by Litehouse Gallery

• Informal talks

Between 12.30pm and 1.15pm you can hear Barbara Altounyan, founder of Family Talk, Raghad Mardini, founder of Litehouse, and animator James Daly.

Entrance is free, no booking required, fully wheelchair accessible. We would like to especially thank Rev. Simon Buckley and everyone at St Anne’s Church, Soho for all their support.

Special thanks to those who shared their personal photos with us for this project.

Entrance is free, no booking required. Please respect social distancing and PPE guidelines. The church is fully wheelchair accessible.

In case lockdown is extended, the exhibition will be available to experience online on our website

For more images, and all press queries -

Imogen Buckley, Communications

+44 (0) 7771 325 174

Litehouse Gallery was founded in London, UK in 2017 by Raghad Mardini in order to represent and promote emerging Syrian contemporary artists, create a hub for Syrian artists in the UK, and encourage new forms of cultural exchange between Syrian and British artists.

info@litehousegallery.co.uk

www.litehousegallery.co.uk