Utilising video, textile and print, Gal Leshem explores the role of local folklore and material culture in the creation of identity, belonging and orientation. The artist’s search for a particular red plant, Rubia Tinctorum, follows her own personal journey of migration.

Here, Leshem introduces the exhibition at the project space at HUXLEY-PARLOUR, Looking for Rubia Tinctorum, revealing how the work explores colour, history and collective memory within the construction of local identities.