SOCO Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by artist Isabelle Young. This will be the artist’s first exhibition with the gallery and first solo exhibition of work in the United States.

Isabelle Young is a British artist based in London, but her work is about somewhere else, elsewhere, as the title of the exhibition denotes. Born and raised in London, the artist was strongly tied to her Italian roots. Now, her time in Italy is vital to her artistic practice. She describes her time there as “urgent, and I return to a part of myself which I only find in Italy.” Young observes heightened curiosity in unfamiliar places. She frequently travels to Italy but each visit feels as though it is new.

It is not until she returns home to London that she can unpack the new work she has created, adding “It gives me a new perspective which I might not immediately have until I’m out of context from the places I was photographing. A bit like writing, you need to lock it in a drawer for a bit then go back to it.”

Isabelle has always stressed the importance of the production process in her practice and Metro Imaging has been collaborating with her since her time at the RCA. This series is available as limited edition archival c-type prints. Click the link to find out more about our range of printing services or to order a sample pack.

All images ©Isabelle Young 2024

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Green Hills Arts – until September 2, 2023

Green Hill Arts is presenting an exhibition of work by Brendan Barry, photographer, educator and camera builder. He photographed wildflowers, collected on morning walks with his daughter during the first lockdown, and developed them using two distinct analogue processes – one a simple paper negative, the other a complex colour reversal process that he has developed over the last five years.  The work touches on themes of family, reconnecting with nature, exploration of personal space and appreciating one’s immediate surroundings. His creative practice combines elements of construction, education, performance and participation.

Speaking to Brendan “Each image is unique, captured directly onto photographic paper. The process is long and laborious and the photographs hard to achieve, it can take up to 8 hours to create a successful exposure. As the ambient temperature in the room shifts, the colour balance fluctuates, and the chemical concentration changes so too does the resultant image meaning no two images will ever look the same.”

Brendan will be building a Camera Obscura in the gallery to reveal the process that captured Flowers with Bea and engaging the audience with some of photography’s transformative magic during a workshop. Places on this are available to book now.

Brendan is represented by Black Box Gallery London. Metro Imaging is collaborating with Brendan in producing Limited Edition Giclee prints, more information about our wide range of creative services can be found on our website. Why not get in touch to see how we can support your own projects.

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