Lounge : Liz Gorman, Unearthed

1 Feb-1 Mar 2020

Overview

Thames-Side Studios Lounge is based in Unit 0 and open to all studio holders and by appointment. Bringing together documentary and alternative photography, Unearthed is a project made in collaboration with members of the Mudlarking community in London. ‘Mudlarkers’ scour the foreshore of the Thames in search for historic artefacts and treasures, using a keen eye and an extensive knowledge of historical London. Accompanying mudlarkers on their expeditions, black and white photographic paper was used to document their finds. The objects were laid on top of the paper, exposed to the sun, stained with Thames mud and washed in river water, producing indexical records of these expeditions into the past.