Vive la Différence!
21-26 Mar 2023
Private View: Thursday 23 March 6-9pm

The difference is in each one of us.
Never the same.
Never boring.
Never predictable.

Vive la Différence! showcases new work from a hugely diverse international group of artists living and working in the UK and invites visitors to explore the personal, social and artistic interconnections between them and their work. 

The exhibition combines photography, printmaking, painting and mixed media.

Participating artists: 
Jonathan Dean, Kanwal Dhaliwal, Nicky Gabris,
Adrian Gibbs, Nick Hazzard, Rosana Miracco,
Jenny Price, Meg Wroe

Opening hours:
Tue-Sat 1-7pm
Thu 6-9pm
Sun 1-5pm

Coming next:

The Hovered Keyframe
28 March - 2 April 2023
Private View: Wednesday 29 March 5-8pm

​The "Instantialism" proposed by modern American philosophers Charles Hartshorne and William James asserts that the world is composed of individual instants (i.e. moments), each of which is an independent existence and they are continuously connected. Some philosophers describe the "frame" as one of the basic units of time and space, and as the essence of human experience and perception. Human perceptual experience is composed of a series of "frames" that divide time and space into discontinuous segments, breaking original continuity and flow. 

This exhibition emphasizes a key frame "hovered" between time and space, past and future, and showcases x pieces of artwork recently created by six exhibiting artists: Baihui Lin, Jiuming Liu, Caishan Lv, Xinyi Wu, Bingyuan Yao, and Tianyun Yu. This exhibition is a summary of the phase of creation these seven artists experienced during their studies in London. By tracing personal memories, breaking the flow of time and space, capturing and reconstructing instants, they intertwine time, space, and the spiritual realm to achieve self-perception and construct their personal "scape". In Chinese philosophy, the word "scape" contains the meaning of "the spiritual realm reached by the perception of the mind," this definition has evolved over time and contains layers of meaning. For the artists showcased in this exhibition, their personal "scape" reflects their capture of key frames of personal emotions, memories, and the surrounding environment. 

The exhibition is divided into two parts: "Key Frame 1: The Scape of Exploration of Personal" and "Key Frame 2:The Scape of Reshaping of Memories" In  "Key Frame 1: The Scape of Exploration of Personal",  artists Jiuming Liu, Baihui Lin Caishan Lv and explore the relationship between individuals and others through the retrieval and reconstruction of personal experiences."Key Frame 2:The Scape of Reshaping of Memories"  showcases the works of Bingyuan Yao, Xinyi Wu, and Tianyun Yu, in which the artists retrieve memories and create works rich in personal experiences and emotions intertwined with the present and future. In this exhibition, visitors are welcome to explore the personal "scapes" of these six artists. 

Participating Artists:
Jiuming Liu, Baihui Lin, Caishan Lyu,
Tianyun Yu, Xinyi Wu, Bingyuan Yao

Curators:
Qi Qi, Yixuan Zhang, Baihui Lin, Yetong Wu

Opening hours:
Daily 11am - 5pm
Picture
John Foster, Sugartown Blues
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Joanne Segars, The Look Back

The Royal Photographic Society
London Region Members’ 2023 Print Exhibition
Including images from Guest Exhibitors Fotoklub Split, Croatia
12-16 April 2023
OPEN VIEW:  Wednesday 12 April from 7-9pm

The Royal Photographic Society (The RPS) is an educational charity committed to bringing photography to everyone. Founded when photography was in its infancy, today we aim to be a world-leading photographic community. You can find out more about us on our website:  https://rps.org  

Members are assigned to geographic regions based on their post code and we, London Region, are one of the larger regions.  One of the highlights of our year is our Annual Print Exhibition, which is an opportunity for members to share and showcase their work – so welcome to our London Region Members’ Print Exhibition (LRMPE) 2023.  

This year we have a very extensive exhibition with nearly 100 images from 100 Members - plus 50 images from FotoKlub, Split, Croatia.

LONDON MEMBERS
The photographers attended and submitted four images to one of our three selection mornings held in November and early December 2022.  The people present in each selection day voted in two rounds to short-list two images from each photographer, then to choose a preferred (or "selected") image from each photographer.  
Each photographer has an image in the exhibition and this has resulted in a wide range of genres, subjects and styles.  The photographers ranged from very experienced (including FRPS) to some who are just starting their photographic journey.  Some are exhibiting for the first time!

FOTOKLUB SPLIT
FotoKlub Split was founded in 1911 and in 2014 was recognized by the Croatian Ministry of Culture as a protected part of the nation's cultural heritage.  It has a permanent exhibition gallery on Split's main shopping street and we displayed part of our LRMPE 2022 exhibition there in September 2022. 
Following our successful exhibition in Split last year, we have invited FotoKlub split to exhibit at our exhibition this year so we have 50 images from their members.

IN ADDITION TO 
The Exhibition of photographs, we will be running Street Walks on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the Exhibition and these will be posted and bookable from 1st April.

For more information see here: https://rps.org/london2023
Or email the Regional Organiser: london@rps.org

Opening hours:
Wed-Fri 11-6pm
Sat 10-6pm
Sun 10-4pm