Open Session #23: Home with Ramzia Jawara
Friday 23 October 2026, Doors: 6.45pm, Event: 7-8.30pm
Digital Lounge, Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ
Open Session #23: Home with Ramzia Jawara
Join British-Gambian artist and filmmaker Ramzia Jawara for an evening of film and conversation about healing, heritage and the spiritual threads that run between generations.
Ramzia Jawara is an artistic medium and interdisciplinary Artist whose work lies at the intersection of identity, race, gender and sexuality through her subjective experience in the black female body. Much of her works explore the taboo corners of the human experience with a particular interest in spiritual technologies for evolution within the landscape of African futures. Her practice is an evolving exploration into self and understanding as she situates lost fragments of identity into form.
Earth is My Masjid, a 10-minute performance film set in The Gambia, follows Jawara's own journey of self-healing after experiencing a near death experience, as she returns to nature, the elements and movement to reclaim her mind and heart.
Date: Friday 23 October 2026
Location: Digital Lounge, Lighthouse, Kensington Street, Brighton BN1 4AJ (map)
Tickets: FREE. Booking Required.
Age: Parental guidance, under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
TIMINGS
Doors: 6:45PM
Screening starts: 7PM
Event ends: 8:30PM
Programmed by Lighthouse's Future Creative Leaders (FCL) this event is during Ramzia's residency at Lighthouse this Autumn. This Open Sessions is part of Dreamy Place 2026.
Lighthouse Open Sessions are an opportunity to make new connections, meet like-minded people, hear from creative people about their career-defining moments and gain advice for getting started in the creative and digital sector.
ACCESSIBILITY
Lighthouse is a fully wheelchair accessible venue. This event will be held in the digital lounge which is in the basement of the Lighthouse building and is accessible via a lift. There is a maximum of two wheelchairs allowed in the Digital Lounge at any given time. The lift holds a maximum weight of 300kg.
There are accessible toilets next to the space.
Find our accessibility details for the building here. For further information email info@lighthouse.org.uk or call 01273 647197.
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO DURING EVENT
Please note, that this event will be photographed/filmed. If you prefer not to be photographed please speak to a member of the Lighthouse team. The photographs and film we capture at our events are used for marketing and promotional purposes for our programme only and are stored securely.
ABOUT RAMZIA JAWARA
Ramzia's artistic practice encompasses various mediums such as film, photography, and performance. By blending genres within photography, Ramzia aims to spark conversations about contemporary issues in modern society. Her work is deeply rooted in her identity as a British artist of Gambian ancestry, focusing on the experiences of the African diaspora and exploring existential questions that arise from such a way of being in the world.
ABOUT DREAMY PLACE
Dreamy Place returns to Brighton this October 2026 with three days of art, creative technology and moving image, transforming galleries, streets and public spaces across the city. This year, Dreamy Place turns its attention to nature and our changing relationship with the natural world. Dreamy Place runs from Friday 23 October to Sunday 25 October 2026.
ABOUT FUTURE CREATIVE LEADERS
Future Creative Leaders (FCL) is a 12-month paid programme offering young creatives from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to work closely with Lighthouse's leadership team to explore various aspects of creative leadership.
FCL redefines youth engagement by sharing power and resources directly with young people. This 12-month programme goes beyond access or participation. It places real influence, leadership, creative agency and decision-making power in the hands of those traditionally underrepresented in the creative industries.
Over the year, participants will co-curate programmes, select participants for mini-residencies, and recruit their successors, all while exploring alternative governance structures, accountability, and power-sharing.
FUNDERS
We're grateful to: Innovate UK, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation, and Enjoolata Foundation
