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Structures & Memory (a place called Wurzach) is an exhibition marking the start of Jersey’s official Liberation 80 anniversary programme. Running from Friday 2 May at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House, the exhibition has been inspired by the memories and experiences of the Jersey deportees who were sent to a prison camp in a small town called Wurzach (now Bad Wurzach) in southern Germany during World War II.

Working closely with the St Helier Bad Wurzach Partnerschaft, the exhibition more widely explores the legacy of this extraordinary story encountered by Jersey residents and connects it to enduring experiences of displacement, occupation and reconciliation, both from Jersey and internationally. Structures & Memory (a place called Wurzach) features the work of four Jersey artists, alongside archival materials collected by the families of deportees to Bad Wurzach during the war. ArtHouse Jersey is also hosting a series of artist talks, residencies and performances that extend wider international correspondences to the Liberation 80 anniversary, bringing together both local and internationally renowned artists whose work is also deeply informed by experiences of political conflict and displacement. As part of a residency Ivana Ivković is undertaking with ArtHouse Jersey she will present her work and its contexts. Her artist talk is scheduled for Tuesday 13 May 2025, 6.30pm at Capital House.

Featured artists: Mirostaw Batka, Nuril Basri, Emily de Gruchy, Ivana Ivković, Oliver Le Gresley, Yulia Makeyeva, Teddy Ngema, Shan O’Donnell, Azade Shahmiri, Nicole Sheppard, Einat Weizman.