Detail from Sinisa Savic's Why are the beautiful ones always insane (2004, series of 15 photographs). Photograph: Sinisa Savic
imagine art after is an unusual arts project - its primary aim is to open paths of communication. It took seven artists from some of the world's most troubled regions who had moved to a new life in London and paired each of them with an artist from back home. The artists were then encouraged to communicate through the Guardian's talkboards for six weeks. The idea was to give the artists an insight into how life and art interrelate, and how identity is shaped by notions of belonging.
Partnering up these artists was a challenge for the curator Breda Beban. The artists were different ages, had different approaches to art and had differing levels of experience. Some hit it off immediately producing heated "dialogues" for us to read; others interacted less, writing a series of monologues.
Tate Britain is displaying works produced after the dialogues, either individually or jointly, in most cases showing the profound impact that the process had on the participating artists. I went to meet Breda Beban and the artists Estabrak Al-Ansari, who is originally from Iraq, and Sinisa Savic from Serbia.
Tate Britain will exhibit works from the project until January 6 2008. Get a preview here.
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