Counterpoints Arts

Traces Project

An untold history of contributions to arts and culture from men and women who have sought safety in the UK from conflict and persecution.

1956 

Robert Vas

Robert Vas was a documentary filmmaker from Hungary who saw his artistic mission as being to remind and warn audiences of the abuses of power.

George Szirtes

George Szirtes is a painter-turned-poet originally from Hungary who writes about England and Englishness as well as his Hungarian origins in his poetry and translation work.

1992 

Koutaiba al-Janabi

Koutaiba is a Film Director and Photographer who left Iraq when he was 17. His first feature film was released in 2010.