Curated by Pippa Hetherington, In Your Place is an exhibition of works made by the 2019 Bard MFA graduates in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Centre of Photography (ICP), New York, at A4 Arts Foundation.

In Your Place consists of a collection of photographic prints (scans, archival pigment, laser) and video work. Through image-making, the exhibition asks after the multiple meanings of ‘home/homeward’. The parameters of 'home' are explored as a physical as well as psychological construct, in memory, from history and idea, and as a place of personal sanctuary. From global immigrants and refugees to local communities and individuals seeking safety, pivotal questions concerning the identity of 'home' emerge from the query. As part of the exhibition, Hetherington facilitates a communal and experimental encounter with the concept of 'home', which takes place around the artworks from the show exhibited in A4's Library and Reading Room.

In New York, at The Baxter Stage at the Camera Club, the graduates stage a simultaneous exhibition. This parallel show explores ‘body’ and ‘identity’, and is intended to connect artists and audiences in a cross-continental exchange. “This will be a unique opportunity for artists and audiences to communicate in real-time across the globe. This novel concept builds an aspiration to invite inclusivity," writes curator and graduate Pippa Hetherington.

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The ICP-MFA graduates are a group of twelve visual artists from South Africa, India, Taiwan, Japan, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the US. The MFA programme has seen the artists working alongside one another over two years in New York, sharing curious and communal questions about home.