Gallery
Photofusion’s gallery has established a growing reputation for showcasing work that looks beyond photography’s traditional forms towards innovative ways of using the medium and extending its vocabulary. Photofusion encourages work that has a strong thematic basis dealing with contemporary issues, whether social, environmental, cultural or aesthetic.
The gallery represents up to eight exhibitions a year to a continually expanding audience accompanied by a popular programme of regular talks and seminars, led by leading contemporary photographers, curators, academics and critics, which provide a mutually beneficial platform for discussion and feedback.
The exhibitions policy focuses on early career photographers and has been a successful platform for numerous photographers being shortlisted for, or winning, high profile prizes, commissions and publishing contracts, reflecting the centre’s mission for nurturing emerging talent.
The gallery also showcases the work of young participants on our community-based Creative Engagement Programmes, many of whom achieve Bronze, Silver and Gold Arts Awards and are mentored into roles within the creative industries.
Current Exhibition: SELECT/13
Private View
Thursday 9 May, 18.30 – 21:00
Exhibition Dates
3 – 31 May 2013
The exhibiting Members include Italian portrait and documentary photographer Carlotta Cardana, showing her portrait series from the North London Mod scene; Italian born artist, photographer and video-poem maker Ariadne Radi Cor, with her project “13×13”; Royal College of Art MA graduate Dafna Talmor with her ongoing series “Constructed Landscapes”; and photographer and multi-media artist Tim Mitchell showcasing his documentary project “A Fish out of Water”.
Future Exhibition: City & Guilds
Launch Party
Wednesday 12 June, 18:30 – 21.00
Exhibition Dates
10 – 21 June 2013
This exhibition will showcase the work from the 2013 ten-week intensive City & Guilds course involving ten young people aged between 19 – 24 who are not in education or employment. This course has given them a full introduction to the world of photography as well as a valuable qualification. The work on display is a diverse collection that reflects the groups’ lives and personal interests.
Future Exhibition: Elisabeth Blanchet
Private View
Thursday 27 June, 18:30 – 21.00
Exhibition Dates
28 June – 2 August 2013
Photofusion are pleased to present ‘Elisabeth Blanchet: Prefabs – Palaces for the people’, a participative multimedia exhibition about post-war prefabricated homes. In 1946, Britain suffered an acute housing shortage which saw 156,000 prefabs hurriedly erected across the country. They were then called “palaces for the people”. Working from an archive established over 11 years, Elisabeth Blanchet has been documenting these prefab houses and communities across the UK.
Future Exhibition: Tri-pod
Launch Party
Thursday 8 August, 18:30 – 21.00
Exhibition Dates
9 – 30 August 2013
This exhibition will showcase the work from the 2013 ten-week intensive City & Guilds course involving ten young people aged between 19 – 24 who are not in education or employment. This course has given them a full introduction to the world of photography as well as a valuable qualification. The work on display is a diverse collection that reflects the groups’ lives and personal interests.
