Stories on the Plate has engaged with first Syrian and then Afghani women, bringing together refugee women to share the stories of food, culture, heritage and their journey to the UK, supporting them to feel welcome.
Tayeb has evolved around the refugee women’s lived experiences of leaving and then making homes, woven through food heritages, cultural knowledge and friendship building.
In this video the first iteration of the Stories on the Plate was shared with the community in Milton Keynes.
Bahami هبامي meaning ‘togetherness’ in Dari, is the second journey of Stories on the Plate. Its first journey, Tayeb, took place in 2022 and conjured up stories about the role of food and women in building a sense of home and community in refugee families. In its second iteration, Stories on the Plate has expanded the narrative towards the ecological impact of war and conflict through workshops with a group of Aylesbury-based Afghani refugee women and their food stories. This booklet showcases the culmination of Bahami هبامي, combining the vibrant textile creations of the workshop participants, co-produced with commissioned artist Youngsook Choi, with the powerful words of bilingual poet Golnoosh Nourpanah to serve up a visual feast of art and verse.
You can see more of the Bahami Stories on the Plate in our Virtual Gallery
