Refugees, aliens, animals.

These are some of the terms used to identify my people over the last nine months.

We are not refugees, we are not numbers, we are not “third world”.

We are human beings with names.

We have dreams and talents.

VESSEL seeks to restore humanity in a world determined to dehumanise and divide.

Our mission is simple: to champion and directly support artists in and from messed-up situations.

For we know that in the darkest of experiences, the greatest art is often born.

VESSEL believes this art can liberate us all.

Welcome to the exhibition. This exhibition takes place not on canvas, paper or film but on your clothes. You, the people, are the gallery, the VESSEL.