Urban Habitat II Berlin 2013 By Diego Ferrari ‘On the 28th
November 2014 I was invited by my friend Falk Hirdes to exhibit my photographic work as part
of third programme of art events staged at his house and curated by him. In particular, Falk
wanted me to deliver a talk to the guests about the...
As Gordon Matthews argues in his book ‘Ghetto at the Center of
the World’, many stereotypes, negative images and a bad reputation surround Chungking
Mansions in downtown Hong Kong. It has been described as the ‘sum of all fears for
parents whose children go backpacking around Asia.’ At the same time it has been the...
Last night we were absolutely thrilled to hear that one of Gasket’s
founders Mick Frank is the winner of the 2015 Wellcome Images Award. From the Wellcome
Trust: ‘Our judges were unanimous in their decision, as James, Fergus and Sir Tim
explain: “As far as standout images go, the image of the horse’s uterus with the...
Gasket have had the chance to collaborate with a number of amazing
artists over the last few years and we were delighted to hear that friend of Gasket, Yanina
Shevchenko was recently awarded the inaugural ‘Stories of Reflection’ award from
PhotoVoice and theprintspace. We’ve been following Yanina’s work for a number of years so
it...
One of Gasket’s founders, Mick Frank, has recently completed a
stunning body of work in conjunction with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). From Mick’s
own site; “The [RVC] eMedia Unit has been working with the Wellcome Trust to share
images of anatomical specimens at the RVC. These are historical dissections stored in
formalin pots - brought alive...
As part of completing her Sociology Masters in Photography and Urban
Cultures at Goldsmiths College, Sally Hart (one of our Gasket founders), has presented her
visual work as part of the Habitus exhibition, held at Menier Gallery until the 25th of
October. From Sally’s website; “The exhibition is planned, funded, curated, installed
and executed by...
Congratulations to our own Sally Hart for winning the Goldsmiths
Sociology Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in MA Photography and Urban Cultures
2013/14! Over the course Sally has produced some extraordinary work such as Urban Terrior
and her final dissertation work Unprotected Views. We are proud to have Sally as part of our
collective and look...
Redesigning a local photographic sculpture in Mautern, Austria Mautern
is a small town (3494 inhabitants) near Austria’s capital Vienna. Urban life and the art
scene is majorly influenced by nearby Vienna and Krems. However, in Mautern itself there has
been substantial effort to getting out of the shadow of these two cities by producing and...
Good friend of Gasket, Diego Ferrari, has returned from great acclaim
at the Milan Image Art Fair, and will be exhibiting some of his past work as part of Red
Gallery’s celebration of the 20th anniversary of a key moment in the British art scene. Part
of the burgeoning YBA movement in the early 1990’s, Diego...
Exhibitions have always been an important way for Gasket to share the
work of the amazing artists we’ve had the pleasure of working with, but we’re delighted to
finally have an opportunity to enter the world of International Art Fairs. We can think of
few better ways to do this by working with one of our...
Photography and Urban Cultures 14.03.2026 - 31.03.2026 Goldsmiths
College - New Academic Building Atrium (map) Private View - Thu 20.03.2014, 7pm-9pm Gasket
have a long-standing relationship with Goldsmiths College and we were delighted to be
invited to curate and install a small exhibition of alumni work to be shown alongside
current members of the Photography...
After a fantastic week in Marylebone, it was time for Leap-Second to
make its way south of the river where last night, the exhibition opened in its second
location on the first floor at 183 - 185 Bermondsey St The show will remain here until the
13th of October and include an evening of artist talks and workshops over...
