Past Events

Thursday 4 November

To celebrate the release of Gold Custody, Ben Lerner reads his hypnotic prose poem 'The Son' in dialogue with images by Barabara Bloom, which echo and answer its themes of songs, dreams, naming, and our personal prehistories.

Thursday 28 October

Theorist Tina Campt and artist and writer Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa explore their shared interest in photography, visuality, and race, examining how they interact and the ways artists generate spectatorial experiences of racial difference in contemporary practice, marking the release of Wolukau-Wanambwa's new essay collection Dark Mirrors.

Wednesday 27 October

Hoda Afshar joins Brett Rogers, director at The Photographers' Gallery, London, to discuss her new book Speak The Wind and the ways her photographic practice dissolves the boundaries of staged and documentary photography to make visible stories that are not immediately seen.

Tuesday 26 October

Teju Cole joins critic and essayist Shuchi Saraswat to discuss his new book Golden Apple of the Sun, reflecting on its genesis over lockdown in the months leading up to the 2020 US presidential election and the many aesthetic, historic, and moral questions it raises.

Saturday 9 October

Serbest Salih, founder of Sirkhane DARKROOM, discusses the new book i saw the air fly, a collection of images made by children living on the Syria/Turkey border, with Liv Constable-Maxwell, co-editor of the book, as part of Impressions Gallery Photobook Fair 2021. This event is free to watch by live stream.

Thursday 7 October

From his studio in Köln, Jeffrey Ladd takes us on a detailed tour of his wide-ranging, indiosyncratic, and constantly surprising book collection, discussing the inventive use of images in punk posters, eccentric advertising materials, photobooks, and beyond.