The objective of the website is to offers audiences images and papers from artist and writers in the field of refugee studies to bring to the foreground issues of exile.

The Experiences project brings together the experiences of migrant, refugees and asylum seekers to share and exchange stories of exile as a cultural empowerment process and to question stereotypical representations of refugees.

The site offers multi-disciplinary debates, extensive reading lists and links in the field of forced migration. The Bulletin Board and Chat Rooms objective is to offer dialogue about the work, the ideas and the Experiences project.

The site provides resource for artists, students, academics, individuals and communities interested in race, identity, ethnicity and cultural difference in the context of refugee studies.