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Thursday 14th December 2023, at the RPS, Doors at 6.30pm
Free entry, book your ticket here
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For the final Miniclick talk of 2023, we will be joined by Kairo Urovi, an artist based in London. Urovi will be talking about their practice and creative process, sharing with us their work ‘ Light Are the Wounds Heavy is the Wind’. At the end of Urovi’s talk, the audience will have a chance to ask their questions.
Kairo Urovi explores the concepts of identity, belonging, and family diaspora in their artwork. Having obtained a BA degree in Photography from the London College of Communication, Kairo’s artistic approach is community based. Their pieces have been showcased in various art galleries throughout London, including Autograph ABP, RichMix and Free Range. Being transgender themselves, Kairo is interested in the creation of new queer archives and the cultivation of a supportive network of visual artists who challenge the frequently damaging narratives propagated by the media.
“Light Are the Wounds Heavy Is the Wind is a body of work that explores my journey back to my home country Albania and the challenges I faced as a queer and transgender person there.
Within its depths, intricate emotions of displacement, solitude and seclusion, stemming from being perceived as a girl, a niece and a granddaughter, take centre stage. In this context, the camera shutter transcends its role as a mere instrument, evolving into a source of empowerment while simultaneously capturing the bittersweet nostalgia and yearning for my own visibility. This body of work is my way of saying I am here. Not despite the grief and the silence and the lack of words and the deadnaming but because of it. It’s my story about grief as much as it is about finding love within it. For everything I could not say through words, I found a way to say through photographs.”
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Thursday 14th December 2023, at the RPS, Doors at 6.30pm
Free entry, book your ticket here
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The Miniclick Photo Talks 