The fruits of a truly international 'call for artwork by mail' - an art genre which evolved in the 1960s - will open this week at Lancaster University when more than 400 artworks from 43 different countries will be on show.
MIGRATIONS: An International Mail Art Project will open to the public on Thursday (May 15) at 5pm in the foyer of the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts building on campus.
The exhibition is the result of an open call for artworks to be sent through the post on the theme of MIGRATIONS (human, animal, vegetal, geologic and more).
Curated by LICA's visiting researcher Professor Sait Toprak from Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir, Turkey and LICA Senior Lecturer Gerry Davies.
The exhibition will include postcards, collages, etchings, lithographs, photographs, documents, drawings, paintings and artworks in mixed media.
Gerry said: "People will be able to see an international response to a global question - What migration do you see, and what do you think about it?
"From Japan to Argentina via Syria and the UK, the exhibition includes images that are generous, beautiful and also tough and heart-rending."
'Mail Art' as an art genre emerged in the 1960s as a way for artists to use postal services to share artworks, collaborate and curate international exhibitions. It continues today as quick and democratic means to create and communicate across countries and continents.
The exhibition is open to the public and runs until May 26.
