Exhibitions
Current Exhibition
Black / White
November 2026
Black / White, using a popular style in photography as the basis for the theme of this exhibition.
Exploring the relationship between contrast and harmony, using monochrome photography as a means to examine these tensions. By stripping away the distraction of colour, black and white photography has the ability to reveal mood, shape, and narrative
This exhibition also invited reflection on how monochrome photography continues to shape our understanding of the contemporary world, from documentary and street photography to portraiture, landscape, abstraction, and fine art.
Past Exhibitions
Light & Shadow
March 2026
For our gallery's inaugural exhibition, we took influence from our gallery's name and chose the theme, Light and Shadow.
Day / Night
April 2026
Day / Night is a core polarity of everyday life and the world around us.
Beyond a simple cycle of light and dark, the theme embraces contrasts such as visibility and obscurity, activity and rest, public and private, as well as moments of transition and overlap.
Summer / Winter
May 2026
Summer / Winter is an annual polarity that is experienced throughout the world to varying degrees.
The theme can be more than just a shift in temperature or season, it can explore the contrasts such as growth and dormancy, abundance and stillness, vibrancy and quiet.
It reflects changes in landscape and daily life, from long summer days to long winter nights, the contrast between the two can be stark.
Still / Motion, the polarity being explored in this exhibition will be that between stillness/ freezing a moment and movement caught and expressed through photography.
Capturing movement or the lack of, is a technique that has been used in photography from the start of photography. Slowing the world down to capture a fleeting moment, like Henri Cartier-Bresson photographing a bicycle speeding down a road, or freezing a man mid leap.
June 2026
Still / Motion
Home / Away
July 2026
Home / Away, the polarity being explored in this exhibition will be that between familiarity and novelty/otherness.
Photography can capture the different feelings of the familiar, love, calm and comfort that we associate with the theme of home. This may be done by creating a feel of nostalgia with use of film photography, or by the use of certain colour palettes.
It can also be used to explore the newness, excitement, adventure, novelty and otherness we might feel when we are away from home or just outside our comfort zone.
Portrait / Landscape
August 2026
Portrait / Landscape, the polarity being explored in this exhibition will be that between two of photography's most popular genres.
The difference between place and person can seem stark, the intimacy of a portrait and the grandeur of a landscape, but the same basic photographic principles apply to both, the capture of light and shade, exploration of shape and composition.
Exploring the differences and similarities between these two genres of photography can lead to interesting and thought provoking work.
September 2026
Flora / Fauna
Flora / Fauna, the polarity being explored in this exhibition will be the differences and interconnectedness between the two within nature.
Some of the themes explored will be of growth, adaptation and survival and how the two can shape, sustain, and transform one another. Also how the two relate and interact with the modern world and how humans impact on their habitat.
October 2026
Focus / Expand
Focus / Expand, exploring the polarity between focusing on the smaller details and expanding out to see the bigger picture.
Ideas explored include perception, scale, intimacy, distance and isolation. The exhibition invites reflection on how we choose what to see, what we overlook, and how shifts in perspective can alter our understanding of people, places, objects, ideas, and experiences. It also considers how focus and expansion relate to the contemporary world, personal narratives and identity, between local and global issues.
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