Unruly Encounters
Royal College of Art

I am pleased to be exhibiting alongside fellow PhD, MPhil and MRes students, with the Royal College of Art.

19–20 MARCH 2022 //
LAKE GALLERY  //  
DILSTON GALLERY

PREVIEW:  FRIDAY 18 MARCH // 3–5PM

EXHIBITION OPEN:  SATURDAY // SUNDAY // 11AM–5PM

“Perception is not simply embedded within and constrained by the surrounding world; it also contributes to the enactment of this surrounding world.”¹

‘Unruly Encounters’ takes its title from Francisco J. Varela’s 1995 essay ‘The Re-enchantment of the Concrete’. This text explores the creativity of cognition and the emergence of ideas from unruly conversations, which begin with corporeal sensations of the concrete world. This notion became a curatorial springboard to elicit the unexpected and unforeseeable through the juxtaposition of works within the idiosyncrasies of the exhibition spaces. The title of the exhibition also captures the spirit of the show, conveying the ambition of conjuring an intensive space of exchange, encounter and emergence in a non-didactic and non-hierarchical way.

Presented across Southwark Park Galleries’ Lake and Dilston Galleries, ‘Unruly Encounters’ encompasses the diverse and wide-ranging set of practices represented by artists from across the world all of whom are currently carrying out research at the Royal College of Art.

The relations between works encountered in the galleries set in motion possibilities for further thought, discussion and reflection. At the same time, this inspires a sense of riotous plurality, in which disruption, discord and dissonance live alongside kinship, affinity and proximity.

‘Unruly Encounters’ is an exhibition of work by students on the PhD, MPhil and MRes programmes at the Royal College of Art, realised in collaboration with Charlotte Bonham-Carter.

For further information and images please contact Bryony James, bryony.james@rca.ac.uk

This exhibition is generously supported by Arts Council England, Southwark Council and Royal College of Art

Ramsgate Through The Senses
35mm Seaweed Developer Demonstration

On Saturday 19th March at 2pm, I will be leading a 35mm Seaweed Developer demonstration at Ramsgate Through The Senses . This event will take place at the Royal Temple Yacht Club, Ramsgate and tickets are £10

NØ SCHOOL NEVERS 2022

I will be giving an artist talk and exhibiting at No School, Nevers, France in July. You can find out more about the residency on their website.

Royal Academy of Engineering
Caffenol Video

In this video, I demonstrate how to make caffenol print developer. These videos are designed for use in secondary schools.

This video is supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious Grant, and is made in collaboration with Dr Leah-Nani Alconcel at The University of Birmingham.

Support Me

Here are a number of ways to support my work:

- Patreon 
- Ko-Fi 
- Visit my store
- Visit the Land Art Collective shop to purchase artworks.
- Visit the Argentea Gallery website to purchase artworks.
- Visit my Artsy page to purchase artworks.

This month on Patreon, I am offering a postcard featuring my Walpole Tidal Pool Infrared Image.

MAIN IMAGE:
 Image: Ancient Light, Brow Head, Ireland, 2019.

16x20” print, to be exhibited at Unruly Encounters. (see above)
This print can be purchased via the Land Art Agency.