Gina Soden Teatro Muto
11th September - 8th October
For over a decade, British artist Gina Soden has travelled the world documenting abandoned buildings and tracing the stories embedded within them. Her photographs are not simply records of decay but are in themselves acts of reclamation. Forgotten theatres, industrial structures and domestic interiors are brought back into view, inviting us to consider the lives, ambitions and memories that once animated them.
This exhibition draws on Soden’s recent work documenting heritage sites in Italy. Here, a disused theatre takes centre stage. Taken in Pisa, the image was then transposed onto a mirror and chemically corroded to add texture, patina and a sense of discovery for a forgotten object and place. Sat in a state of quiet abandonment, Soden reveals a building that once echoed with applause, conversation and anticipation.
Teatro Muto is an invitation to look again. It asks us to recognise the stories held within overlooked places and reflect on the fragile relationship between memory, time and built environment. The show contains a range of photographs, unique paper collages and mirrored Corrodium works.