Exhibition

i.d.s.t. - If Destroyed Still True

9 Jan 2018 – 13 Jan 2018

Regular hours

Wednesday
12:00 – 17:00
Thursday
12:00 – 17:00
Friday
12:00 – 17:00
Saturday
12:00 – 17:00

Cost of entry

Free

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Anise Gallery

London, United Kingdom

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A personally curated exhibition from the photographer Matthew Strong will be on display at the Anise Gallery and the Maudsley Long Gallery, London in 2018.

About

Matthew’s work spans 20 years with over 15,000 archived images and film works.

This exhibition will showcase for the first time ever a selection of large scale photographs, films and writing. The project all comes together in the form of a photography book, helping to promote positive mental health awareness and to fight the stigma of mental illness.

Photography expresses how Matthew is feeling, having been diagnosed with a serious mental health issue in 2002. He aims to help fight the stigma of having a mental illness, and to shed a positive light on the subject through the use of photography as a coping mechanism.

Matthew says: “The title - i.d.s.t. - If Destroyed Still True, comes from adolescent graffiti, it was kind of like an official stamp of approval which meant if someone destroyed what had been written, it would still be true, a bit like keeping your fingers crossed.”

In the context of Matthew’s work, the statement becomes quite powerful, as in if he is to be eventually destroyed by his illness, can everything he has ever done be true.

The carefully chosen 20 framed prints take the viewer on a journey. The locations wildly change from London to India and back again, but it isn’t the locations that are so important, it’s how Matthew wants to make you feel, what has he seen that has caught his attention. How does this make the viewer understand his mental state? Are there questions that are unanswered? Is he trying to tell a story? Or quite simply are they just pictures and nothing else? That is up to you to decide.

i.d.s.t. will also exhibit for the first time in a public space, a selection of his Super 8mm films, shot on location alongside his stills work, and some quotes from his personal writing about life, his deepest of thoughts, and his work.

The exhibition will launch on 9th January 2018, at the Anise Gallery, London, SE1 2PU, and runs until 13th January 2018.

The show then moves to The Long Gallery, Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ from 30th January 2018 to 27th April 2018.

The project was uniquely funded by Matthew’s family and friends. He has raised enough money to put on the exhibition, to get the book and 20 prints printed and framed.

i.d.s.t. is kindly supported by the Maudsley Charity, Calm, and Sane.

All proceeds gained from the sale of the book and the framed A2 prints will go directly to these three charities.

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