Saturday 10 October

6pm

Join us for launch of “Imperfect” , a new book from photographer David George.

When I step into a new landscape my first question is: why does it look like this? For me, the answer reflects where we are as a society. - David George.

Sublime and ethereal. These are works of love and loss. Susan Andrews, London Metropolitan University.

Poetic, tactile, almost painterly. A meditation on endurance. Zelda Cheatle, Curator.

Breathtaking, magnificent and intimate at the same time. Seamus Murphy, Photographer.

Extremely moving. The colour makes my heart sing! Sandra Lousada, Photographer.

Exceptional craft, an eye for beauty - and a thoughtful approach in each picture. Michael Pritchard.

Both evocative documentation and visceral abstraction. An amazing series of meditations. Barry Lewis, Photographer and filmmaker.

In Imperfect, photographer David George brings together some 200 unpublished photographs – striking night-time colour images, and fine monochrome photogravures using the century-old intaglio method. It is the culmination of eight years’ work, drawn from more than 4,000 images made while walking hundreds of miles over carefully planned routes along the major river corridors of North-East England.

Uniquely, George has deliberately relinquished control over the final outcome, accepting ‘imperfection’ as part of his process. The result is a body of work of exceptional power and subtlety: a memorable record of land shaped by industry. Images that invite us to think about our landscapes – and what they reveal about our society.

Thread-sewn, OTA binding, with flaps
Cover: Essential Velvet 300 gsm
Text: Essential Velvet 150 gsm

Wednesday 7 October

7-8:30PM

Join printmaker and T’ai Chi teacher Catherine Robinson to hear about ancient symbolism and the imaginary of T’ai Chi, and how she adapted it for her suite of thirteen etchings made to illustrate her book. Hear the story of Everywoman’s mythical journey through life, and see her demonstrate the T’ai Chi movements that inspired it.

The talk is part of OpenArtFolke festival, is associated with Catherine’s exhibition now showing at the House of Afsana Gallery in The Old High Street until 14 October.

Saturday 26 September

3pm

Join artist Vlatka Horvat in a conversation about her new exhibition at kollectiv - Which Stops You Going Further - with curator Sammi Gale.

Vlatka Horvat is a Croatian-born London-based artist who uses a range of media such as sculpture, installation, drawing, performance, photography, video, and writing. In her work, she explores the relationship between the body and its surroundings, as well as questions related to presence and the ways in which things occupy and share space. She has had exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, PEER (London), Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna), Hessel Museum – Bard Center for Curatorial Studies (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY), and MoMA PS1 (New York City), and her work has been included in the Croatian Pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2018 (Venice), Aichi Triennale (Nagoya), and the 11th Istanbul Biennale.

Sammi Gale

Sammi Gale is a curator, poet and the editor of Plinth. His recent poetry pamphlets include Port Folio (Broken Sleep Books, 2025) and Torch Loose Panic (Datableed Editions, 2026). His journalism features in GQ, the i Paper, and Little White Lies. He lives in London.