Project Space
Fiction’s Edge
12th June
Fiction’s Edge
An exhibition of paintings by Rosey Prince
12 June to 22 June 2025
Preview Thursday 12 June 6 to 9pm
Opening times 12 to 6pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday 16 and 17 June
You walk through the woods on the cracked earth, having passed a pink soiled mattress and a broken chair on your way in, there are rags of plastic hanging from the falling trees, rusting metal and rotting tyres half buried, sun bleached viridian or blue tarpaulin, something you can’t identify, still jarring; then up ahead you see the sun break through the clouds above the treeline and hear a lone buzzard’s mournful cry, and on you go…
Fiction’s Edge is an exhibition of recent landscape paintings by Rosey Prince. These are not traditional landscape paintings of idealised views of a green and pleasant land but a darker look at the impact of human presence on our environment. The paintings address this idea depicting edgelands and marginal places often veering into imaginary and fantastical landscapes through an exploration of the painting process itself. Inspired by real places that she knows well or has passed through, the paintings are made in her studio from drawings, memory and imagination with a blurring of boundaries between abstract and figuration, the familiar and strange and the real and imagined. The work has been described as a lament for the degradation of the environment and the anxiety this causes interpreted through the mark making and application of paint.
Website roseyprince.com
Instagram @roseyprince
Somatic Film & Collage
21st June
Haptic Eye
21st June
Join curators Index Thumb and Júlia Polo at the Lewisham Arthouse for an atmospheric evening of experimental film centred on themes of touch, movement, and embodied experience.
Come see how contemporary filmmakers are pushing the boundaries of film to speak to inner experience and senses beyond the visual. Touch, texture, memory, and the moving body take centre-stage as the artists use every tool and technique available to convert the eye into a multi-sensory organ. From double-exposures to AI manipulations to painted celluloid, Haptic Eye promises a mesmerising and electric program of works to enjoy.
Following the screening, the curators will host a Q&A roundtable with selected filmmakers to discuss their work and artistic processes.
PROGRAM
18:00 Screening
19:30 Filmmaker Q&A
21:00 Close
Eventbrite for screening: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haptic-eye-tickets-1403548905559?aff=oddtdtcreator
Proposals
The Project Space is run with the aim of providing affordable exhibition space and a platform for emerging artists, community groups and those who have been unable to find support/space through traditional gallery routes. In doing this we hope to provide a vibrant program of exhibitions for our local community, creating an opportunity for people to enjoy, discuss and engage with contemporary art in an informal and accessible setting. Alongside the program of hire shows we also facilitate larger projects and residencies that focus on our core aims of outreach and community engagement. We are always interested to hear from local artists, curators and community groups with proposals for larger projects or who are interested in forming creative partnerships with the Arthouse.
Lewisham Arthouse is committed to ensuring our Project Space is accessible for anyone to hire. We acknowledge that social barriers may influence participation in, and enjoyment of the arts. In an effort to address this in our local communities, our application process is open to everyone, regardless of age or educational background. We particularly welcome applications from non-white, Black, Asian and minority ethnicity individuals and groups.
Hire Fees – rates from November 2024 as follows:
2 weeks = £500 (Minimum booking)
3 weeks = £695
4 weeks = £860
Due to increased running costs and energy bills, hire fees have increased by 10% as of November 2024. This is inline with an increase in studio rent paid by Arthouse members and will be reviewed regularly.
Send your applications to:
Project Space
Lewisham Arthouse
140 Lewisham Way
London SE14 6PD