Change Horses Midstream

curated by Will jennings

Hypha HQ. Unit 3. Euston Tower. 286 Euston Road. London. NW1 3DP

PV: 23 October 2024, 6 – 9pm

Open: 24 October – 23 November 2024, Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 6pm

 

Our current political, environmental, cultural & societal systems are encountering possibly insurmountable threats. Perhaps, now more than ever, we need to change the direction of our paths even though many of the systems we have constructed are slow or resistant to changes we may require to address these threats. In relentless “There Is No Alternative” systems of politics, economics & society, how can we effect change?

Change horses midstream is a provocation to consider how change can emerge, suggesting how it may not only be useful to think about changing strategies before it’s too late – but how it could be critical.

This exhibition explores three ideas of considering change: change with nature, change with others & change within the self. These all intersect, allowing for connections between ideas & aesthetics across the nineteen artists’ practices as an encouragement to find new ways to learn about change with empathy & care.

The artists selected for Change Horses Midstream were selected from an open call led by Hypha Studios & MPB for projects related to the open theme of “Change”. From this, Will Jennings selected 19 artists whose work covers differing formats & photographic approaches to create a vibrant, busy & exciting presentation of emerging practitioners.

This exhibition is supported by MPB, the largest global platform to buy, sell & trade used camera gear, recognised as one of the top 10 “Women-Powered” businesses of 2024. MPB lead the 70:14:50 Project UK to address the underrepresentation of women, trans and non-binary people working in photography and videography in the UK. Four inaugural award recipients – Hanna Ali, Roman Manfredi, Violeta Sofia & Paloma Tendero – present work in an exhibition at The Handbag Factory following Change Horses Midstream, details available at: https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/701540

Artists

Rachel Adams
Romina Belda
Zillah Bowes
Eva Brá Barkardóttir
Sophie Bryer
Charity Chapple

Catriona Gray
Sara Marinangeli
Zoe Montgomery
Eli Pimentel
Loreal Prystaj
Ellie Ramsden
Vikki Rutter

Eve Williams
Lu Wang
Anya Yablokova
Louise Yeowart
Ekaterina Zhingel
Yang Zhou

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pv images

 

featured artworks

 

1 - Zillah Bowes

Green Dark (series) (2021)
C-type prints. Landscapes & portraits in moonlight.

2 - Catriona Gray

London Weeds (November 2023)

3 - Vikki Rutter

Pripyat Wheel (2024)
Duga (2024)
Chernobyl Double Dome (2024)
All toned cyanotypes, Ukrainian knotweed

4 - Eva Brá Barkardóttir

Visitor (Do you come here often?) I, II, III (2021)

5 - Loreal Prystaj

La Concha (2022) Bronze
Mermaid (2024) photo-etching
Hermaphroditus (2024) photo-etching

6 - Louise Yeowart

Into being

7 - Zoë Montgomery

Salt and Bitter Flood (2024)

8 - Yang ZHOU

Sites of Myth (2018 -)

9 - Ellie Ramsden

Turning the Tide (2022-23)

10 - Sophie Bryer

The Thaw (March 2024)
C-type prints. Landscapes & portraits in moonlight.

11- Rachel Adams

The Morris (2016)

12 - Eli Pimentel

Childcare on the move (2024) Analogue capture 35mm B&W film

13 - Lu Wang

Falling Pieces (May 2024)

14 - Eva Brá Barkardóttir

Unstitching (2024)

15 - Catriona Gray

Self Portrait Containing my Environment
(September 2024)

16 - Anya Marin

The Switch (July 2009)

17 - Ekaterina Zhingel

From the series Do You Need a Hand? (2019-2023)

18 - Eve Williams

god, you’re such a bad feminist (2024)

19 - Charity Chapple

Untitled (2023)

20 - Romina Belda

On skin (series)

21 - Sara Marinangeli

Chi bella vuole apparire tanto dolore deve soffrire (2024)
a series of Darkroom Handprints
Chi bella vuole apparire tanto dolore deve soffrire (2024)
16mm short film by Sara Marinangeli

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