- God's House Tower, Town Quay Road, Southampton, SO14 2NY
- 25th July 2026
- Saturday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Celebration Event: Changing Identities and Histories – Fragmented Memories of Yugoslavia
Saturday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
25th July 2026
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Join us as we celebrate the exhibition of Changing Identities and Histories – Fragmented Memories of Yugoslavia on Saturday 25th July.
This pop-up exhibition will be on display in the Crawford Room at God’s House Tower for one weekend only, from Thursday 23rd July to Monday 27th July. Admission is free.
Opening Hours:
- › Thursday: 10:00–16:00
- › Friday: 10:00–17:00
- › Saturday: 10:00–17:00
- › Sunday: 10:00–16:00
- › Monday: 09:00–16:00
About the exhibition
A journey back to Yugoslavia through geography and memories.
Travelling and visiting museums along the way opens a view into the rift between the interpretations of the same historical moments. These collections are collected using different frameworks, different views of the same lands, fitting different national agendas.
I feel as if I am entering the world of Alice Through the Looking Glass. As she passes through the mirror, Alice enters a landscape that is a massive chessboard, not visible at first glance, where a chess game is in progress. The squares are so large that she must take a train to move from one to the other.
My Travel journal captures the fleetingness of travel. It is a subjective record, affected by a multitude of things: the mood, the temperature, and the comfort felt at the time. It is openly affected by the traveller’s prior memories, the reason for the travel, their beliefs and culture. It is prejudiced knowledge, challenging the position of travel journals as an objective knowledge creation.
Travel was accepted as knowledge creation in the Enlightenment. Travelogues were prioritised in scientific journals, such as the Edenborough Review. Early traveller–adventurers’ records and travelogues form the basis of the material archived in the archives I visited about the Balkans and Yugoslavia.
About the Artist: Maja Hill
Maja Hill is an artist whose practice explores gaps in memory within archives and, in response, constructs subjective archives as artworks. Maja is interested in the performative aspects of memory-works in the construction of national, group, and personal identities. Her work blends immersive technologies, photography, audio, found objects, drawing, and sculpture.
Accessibility
The ground-floor bar and café at GHT have step-free access from Town Quay Road. For information on parking and travel, please visit our plan your visit page.
Do you have any access requirements? We are happy to discuss individual access needs wherever possible. Please email enquiries@aspacearts.org.uk
Quiet Hours & Spaces
Every Thursday morning from 10am – 12pm, lights will be dimmed and sound levels lowered. For the duration of this exhibition, the library will also be available as a quiet space. This space includes dimmed lighting, seating, quiet music, and water. You are welcome to use it at any time if you would like a break.
If you’d like to familiarise yourself with the venue before your visit, you can take a virtual tour of our spaces. You’ll also find a visual story introducing members of the GHT team.
