The Migration Museum explores how the movement of people to and from Britain across the ages has made us who we are – as individuals and as a nation.

The Exhibition are devided ino 2 parts to show people some information about the migration statement in the area. Each of the area use different installation to interact with people. 

From the perspective of graphic design, project Humanae in this exhibition integrates the skin tones of different people into the background color, giving a direct and strong feeling that this is a project to discuss skin tones and racial issues, making people clear at a glance. None of the hundreds of people photographed had exactly the same skin tone, and everyone was more or less different, which led us to rethink the complex skin tone and variety of humans. This project allows us to reflect on who we are and what we have in common. Another project, Room of breath, is a totally immersive experience. It divides the rooms into different functions, but through fragments of daily life, it shows the stories of generations who came to UK from different places. We get a sense of how people eat, sleep, study and socialize in these rooms. I noticed that Room for Learn had visual data on what languages were spoken by people who migrated to the area. The rooms are also cluttered with old photos, which are very lively.

Humanae encourages people to interact by sticking different color paper bags on the other side of the exhibition, asking people of different color to write down some thoughts and have a conversation. Room of Breath allows people to fully immerse themselves in the past and present through audio, movies, photos, personal items, etc. There's a lot of digital technology in the project. In the Room for Eating, for example, the food on the plate changes entirely through an animated video projected by an overhead projector, allowing the audience to sit at the table and experience how the family's meals are arranged.

I think the audience of this exhibition is not only all people who have immigrant experience, but also some international floating population, such as us international students. It brings you into these life situations in a variety of ways, observing people's lifestyles and trajectories. It is not a huge statistic, but a trivial fragment of daily life. I can even experience the joys and sorrows of people living here. I even imagine making the rooms my own, and I see the Haidilao hotpot base in the kitchen, a Chinese condiment. I was totally immersed.

"Humanæ is an ongoing project by artist Angélica Dass documenting every human skin tone through portrait photographs.

The project illustrates that skin colour and race are far more complex than the labels and categories that we are so often forced to fit ourselves into, inviting us all to reflect on and rethink our identities and what we have in common. Hundreds of volunteers from dozens of countries worldwide have already participated in the project, which is a work-in-progress that continues to evolve and grow.

We are displaying a selection of portraits from the Humanæ series, including a number featuring Londoners taken by the artist, Angélica Dass, at the Migration Museum."

Angélica Dass（2020）Humanae available at：https://www.migrationmuseum.org/event/humanae/ （Accessed: 26/02/2020)

Migration Museum（2020）Room to Breath available at：https://www.migrationmuseum.org/event/room-to-breathe-2/  （Accessed: 26/02/2020)