The Glasgow-based artist’s first major institutional exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts (until 26 March 2023) explores histories of race, identity and memory through a series of photographic, visual and sound works. Weaving together conversations, interviews and materials from both public and private records and archives, Williams contemplates complex notions of home and belonging. An installation piece brings together two key locations – Clarendon in Jamaica, where his mother grew up and Stoke-on-Trent in England, where the family later settled in the 1950s – to reflect not only on the artist’s own history, but also the movement of populations across continents in the 20th century. Montages of Williams’ family is included within the work, along with recordings of the artist’s mother recalling the moment she told her school friends in Jamaica that she would be relocating to England. A series of self-portraits runs through each of the galleries as a reminder of the artist’s personal connection to the work on display. Find out more on Dundee Contemporary’s website.
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Still from Soon Come (detail; 2022), Matthew Arthur Dundee. © Matthew Arthur Williams, 2022
Still from Soon Come (detail; 2022), Matthew Arthur Dundee. © Matthew Arthur Williams, 2022
Still from Soon Come (2022), Matthew Arthur Williams. © Matthew Arthur Williams, 2022 © Matthew Arthur Williams, 2022