Exhibitions

Belfry Exhibition: NOT my Planet – The Art House Project

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Belfry Exhibition: NOT my Planet – The Art House Project

Opening Night: 5 September, 6-9pm Then Thursday – Sunday, 7-9pm until 22 September Is it true that life on our planet can extinguish one day? Does the human race have a direct effect on our planet’s life extinction? According to scientists, the biological and geological future of Earth can be extrapolated based upon the estimated effects of several long-term influences. These include the rate of cooling of the planet’s interior, the gravitational interactions with other objects in the Solar System and a steady increase in...

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OUT OF DARKNESS // GROUP SHOW

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OUT OF DARKNESS // GROUP SHOW

Thursday 4th – Sunday 14th July 2019 Private View: Thursday 4 July, 6-9pm 5-7 July, 11-14 July 12 – 6pm Exhibition in Lumen Gallery, The Belfry, St John’s North Gallery Darkness comes in many forms; we see the space between the stars as darkness at night, we feel darkness when there is fear, we acknowledge darkness when knowledge is scarce, we illuminate darkness to tell our stories, we use its colour to intensify emotions and yet we know it is the absence of light.  ‘Out of Darkness’ is a group exhibition of recent work by former MA Drawing...

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Belfry Exhibition – DELPHYNE by Rosie Dahlstrom

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Belfry Exhibition – DELPHYNE by Rosie Dahlstrom

Private View Thursday 7 March, 6-9pm Continues  8-10 & 15-17 March, 12-4pm ‘You are standing in a cold, dark alley. There is no noise, no wind; only silence and stillness. You look around and find yourself in front of a dingy staircase leading down to a basement door. Empty cigarette packets are littered over the metal steps; weeds grow out of the vandalised brick walls. At the bottom of the steps, you see a door. There is a strange pale glow around the door, leaking from the sides and underneath. In the gloom, you can just make out two words written on the stone above the door:...

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NEW HORIZONS – Art & Science, 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2019

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NEW HORIZONS – Art & Science, 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2019

Exhibition Open: 6.30pm – 9pm, 31st January 2019Exhibition Continues: 01-03 February 2019Opening hours: Friday – Saturday 12-6 Sunday 12-4 ArtCan’s pop up exhibition in partnership with Lumen London and St John on Bethnal Green celebrating the connection between art and science. Lumen London is an arts collective specializing in exhibitions and events centred around astronomy, physics, broader aspects of science and ecology.“New Horizons” explores the exciting intersection between art and science and how these seemingly opposite subject matters can influence and...

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Belfry exhibition: FOOTFALL 1826-2018 by ALEX MCHALLAM, 6-9 December

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Belfry exhibition: FOOTFALL 1826-2018 by ALEX MCHALLAM, 6-9 December

Reflections on the life of a building. Private View 6 December 6-9pm 7, 8, 9, December 12-5pm (or by prior appointment) Alex McHallam writes: My work reflects my interest in history and is a place where the past and present meet.    I draw attention to the importance of heritage and question what should be saved for future generations and why. Footfall 1826-2018 is a body of work that reflects the changing face of St John on Bethnal Green as the wear and tear of nearly two centuries takes its toll on this Grade 1 listed building.  This work was made over the course of one year and...

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GENESIS –LIGHT–MAGIC, Belfry Exhibition, 1-18 November

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GENESIS –LIGHT–MAGIC, Belfry Exhibition, 1-18 November

Opening Event: 1 November, 6-9pm (Fat Man performance at 7.30pm) Friday 2, 9, 16 November, 12-6pm Saturday 3, 10, 17 November, 11am-6pm Sunday 4, 11 November, 12-4pm (Sunday 18 November by appointment) New works inspired by the historic Church of St John on Bethnal Green, a grade-one listed church designed by Sir John Soane. GENESIS. Kristina Pulejkova’s moving image work addresses the science fiction trope of terraforming in reverse. Laura Moreton-Griffiths collages facts and fictions around the Church’s patron, John the Apostle and originator of ‘In the beginning was the Word’....

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