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What If … Exhibition


  • PHOTO BOOK CAFE 4 Leonard Circus London, England, EC2A 4DQ United Kingdom (map)

How do images manifest the unseen topographies of our imagination? For artists, a solitary

frame can become a threshold into an open-ended narrative, a site where the immediate

world dissolves into the critical question of "What If...". Photography allows us to examine

what it means to anchor a decisive moment as an enduring trace, to construct a flawless

scenario, or to articulate identity through the singular mechanics of the lens. When an image

commands a presence, what ripples does it leave in its wake?

Through a curation of lens-based and photographic works, this exhibition interrogates these

precise vectors of possibility. Within the mundane routines of everyday life, our minds

harbour infinite unmapped alternative realities. Photography acts as a vital mechanism

capable of capturing both temporal shifts and interior landscapes, transmuting them into

visual matter. Moving beyond a conventional display of representations, this space

establishes a forum for shared contemplation. It asks us to consider whether we truly inhabit

the absolute present, or if we are constantly reaching towards the speculative spaces of the

"What If...".

Artist List:

Anne-Marie Cove

Charlie Smith

Charlie Sunda

Chochana Rosso

Chris Avis

David Miller

Duan Gao

Ece Batur

Elmira Selivanova

Emma Gibbon

Ethan

Haina Wang

Iga Koncka

Johannes Christopher Gerard

Jordan Leung

Krede Photography

Kuo Wu

Mengzhu Li

Muchuan

Nicholas Walster

Parth Malik

Peishen Liang

Rui Santos

Ruiqi Zhang

Ruiyue Sun

Sayan Biswas

SICA

Sofia Best

Sophia Fotakidis

Tonya Corkey

Wei Dong

Zuza Gra

Curator: Jenny Ping Lam Lin

Assistant Curator: Stephanie Siu Yau Leung

Guest Curator: Hongqian Zhang (Artlow Studio)

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