Considering Silesia at the Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester, UK

Mik Godley is an artist and art school lecturer based in Nottingham. He is a painter who makes work using both traditional analogue painting techniques and digital iPad technology. His ongoing body of work ‘Considering Silesia’ was initiated in 2003, and explores the artist’s Anglo-German heritage, cultural memory, displacement and migration. ‘Considering Silesia’ observes the context of our evolving relationship with the internet, which increasingly enables us to virtually “visit” parts of the world and connect with strangers without leaving home. Despite having never visited his mother’s homeland, Lower Silesia, Mik’s work documents the landscape and architecture of the region through images, video footage and maps found online. Many thanks to @reecestraw_filmmaker @attenboroughac @jakubbachna @petedpainter @rachel_grr @jeremypwebster and Michaela Butter Curated by Rachel Graves, Wall painting by Peter Barber, Photography by Reece Straw