Artist Talk - Unknown Territory - Hosted By Damaris Athene

About

Join an afternoon talk to unpack the inspiration behind the creation of Unknown Territory a collaborative exhibition. The discussion will explore collective and individual stimulus, methodologies and sharing of materials and also the ways that the site and Lewisham has influenced our journey.

‘Things emerge, we turn them over and they disappear.’

Unknown Territory is a group exhibition that investigates our human interactions, weaving daily rituals, the search for intimacy, and the remnants left by industrial living to forge new dialogues.

Artists Alex Stone, Ben Topping, and Valentino Vannini respond to the gallery space, delving into the synergies of their practices to create a collaborative installation where the boundaries between their work and the site become indistinct. Working from the formal arrangement of the space and using grids of many forms as a starting point, they have utilised materials such as concrete, lipstick, copper, and hair in order to observe and conduct urban rituals, considering both the past and future histories of the space. They invite the viewer to observe from the distance of the street and wander within.