The world a wave

The world a wave

The world a wave

The world a wave

The world a wave

The world a wave

The world a wave

The world a wave

The world never stands still, it is always in the process of unfolding and becoming otherwise. Any given moment can be understood as a momentary congregation; of bodies, matters, histories, dreams and ideas. For the second edition we will focus on the theme of movement, drawing attention to global currents and flows, as well as fleeting and ephemeral encounters. We will ask what it means to both move and be moved by others; to understand movement, connection and relation as the primary conditions of being. 

In particular, the works presented will include: personal stories of global relation, the resurfacing of histories to reshape the present, and moments of care, kinship and solidarity. Throughout the programme, photography often acts as a tool of visibility in uncertain times. And yet, the projects we presented also contain a degree of opacity, refusing to be co-opted into universal narratives. They contain layers of metaphor and allegory that reward slow engagement, offering space for thinking and feeling alongside the work, as well as the possibility of secrets yet to be revealed. 

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

Marked by Light: Agnieszka Sosnowska, Giulia Vanelli, Kiowa Casey & Yana Wernicke

16 October–20 December

Serchia Gallery

At the edge of the everyday world by Rinko Kawauchi

19 Oct 2024–9 Feb 2025

Arnolfini

Realms of Memory by Billy H.C. Kwok, Jay Lau, Lau Wai

17 Oct 2024–22 Dec 2024

The Royal Photographic Society

Staring into the Abyss by Hashem Shakeri

18 October 2024–12 Jan 2025

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

The House is a Body by Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah

18 October 2024–31 Dec 2024

The Georgian House Museum

The San Quentin Project by Nigel Poor

16 Oct 2024–17 Nov 2024

The Gallery Weston

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

Collaborations

The Prison Mobile Library

Supporting incarcerated people to develop and publish first-person stories, using photography and...

All That Flows Comes To Rest

Exploring the past, present and future of Avonmouth, Bristol’s industrial port community. ...

School of Movements

Collaborative storytelling with newly arrived communities.  The School of Movements is a...

Weaving Narratives

Stitching as a form of storytelling, with artists Nilupa Yasmin & Jessa...

The Show Must Go On

Elders from ACTA Community Theatre examine the working class history of South...

The Hive

Participants from The Hive, a Bristol-based centre for adults with autism and...

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Events

Opening Week: Previews, Music & Talks

16 –20 October 2024

Various venues

The World a Wave: Festival Symposium

18 October 2024

Watershed

Rinko Kawauchi Live Soundtrack with Time is Away, Tara Clerkin Trio/Memotone & Infinite Spirit Music

18 October 2024

Arnolfini

BPF Film Programme

6–27 October 2024

Watershed

Herbert Shergold Open Studio with Negative Thinking

2 November 2024

The Launderette

Dreamlines Community Event

10 November 2024

M Shed Museum