Into The Zone
Journeys in the Thames Estuary
22 February-11th May 2025
Beecroft Gallery, Southend On Sea

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‘Into The Zone’ is a group exhibition of artists who have explored the Thames Estuary territory from diverse but overlapping perspectives.

The exhibition’s title refers to the film Stalker ( Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky 1979, USSR) , which was released in the United Kingdom 45 years ago and tells a story of three men who arrange an expedition to a mysterious zone, to seek a room where dreams are granted. Each of these artists present projects which interrogate the estuary territory from different vantages and through exploratory journeys.
I am showing works from my ongoing Dark Themese project.

Titles:

Neap Tide, 2025

Lightbox, Phytograms, Exposed film strips that have been buried in the Thames Estuary sediment,
for the duration of one half moon cycle

Vulnerability Mapping 2024-2025

Pinhole photographs, direct positive silver gelatine paper developed in plant developer

ESO IV, Blue Carbon, Swim with your mouth shut, Dark River, ESO III,ES0 II, 2022

Fibre based silver gelatine paper Film and prints developed with hand made
sustainable plant developers incorporating seaweed and sea beet collected on site

The Physicality of Waste Management, 2025

Handmade paper, fibre based silver gelatine photographic paper and seaweed.
Made with problem waste of failed darkroom prints and test strips