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Subsurface
1–3 August: 11am–4pm Private view: 31 July 6–9 pm Free entry: Tickets Set within the historic crypt beneath St Pancras Church, Subsurface invites visitors to explore the ways contemporary artists reveal histories, memories, and lived experiences through diverse artistic practices. Beneath the visible surface, each work uncovers narratives that challenge perception and encourage deeper reflection. Bringing together sculpture, painting, photography, printmaking, and mixed-media works, the exhibition explores themes of hidden histories, material memory, archaeology, transformation, absence, and the marks left by time. The…
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SOMA – An exhibition of drawings by artist & director Kan Muftic
6-9 August 2026 Opening times: 1-6pm Friday2-6pm Saturday1-6pm Sunday Private view: 06/08 from 6PM The title SOMA grounds the exhibition in the physical form, exploring the ways our bodies absorb, store, and structurally adapt to grief and trauma. Image: The Corridor More about Kan: Kan Muftic was born in 1976 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he attended the Academy or Fine Arts from 1991-92. In April 1992 he left Sarajevo due to violent political conflict in his country. During his time…
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WHERE LIGHT IS STORED
Title: Where Light is Stored: An interactive solo exhibition of portable cities, soft technology, and memories of elsewhere Opening Time: August 12–17, 2026, 12–9 PM Opening Night: August 11, 6–9 PM Artist: Cecilia Chuan Jiang Curators: Wenqi Zhang Opening Performance Artists: Lanyun Huang Graphic Designer: Haoxuan Li Presented by Which Witch Collective
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CRYPT RESIDENCY 2026: Maurice Andresen
20-23 August 2026 Gallery open 1-5pm daily Maurice Andresen presents Object Agency, an ongoing, ever-growing project that revolves around a fictional government agency which maintains equilibrium between the corporeal and the ethereal. In its current form, the project takes shape as an interactive video game world. The project’s inception took the form of exhibitions, club nights and ritual workshops based around virtual recreations of derelict, disused and under-appreciated urban environments in Glasgow. Filling these virtual approximations with digital creatures…
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CRYPT RESIDENCY 2026: Özgül Arslan & Gözde Altun
CRYPT RESIDENCY 2026 Özgül Arslan & Gözde Altun Site-Specific: A State of Becoming 20-23 August 2026 Gallery open 1-5pm daily During the residency at The Crypt Gallery, artist Özgül Arslan and curator Gözde Altun will work together to develop a site-specific project shaped by the space itself. Through ongoing dialogue, observation and experimentation, they will explore how the gallery’s architecture, light, airflow, surfaces and atmosphere can become part of the creative process. Arslan will work with large scale paper and…
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CRYPT RESIDENCY 2026: HOLLIE MILLER & SAMANTHA SWEETING
20-23 August 2026 Gallery open 1-5pm daily This proposal is for a new collaborative project between performance artists Hollie Miller and Samantha Sweeting who make work about the female body politics through a mythological framework, and who have both recently become mothers. They are interested in exploring the space of The Crypt Gallery through the open framework of Womb/ Tomb to capture imagery of birth/ death/ rebirth cycles. Image credits Hollie Miller, Splitting and Doubling (2026) WIP Samantha Sweeting, La…
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RESIDENCY 2026: FRANCIS SOLVEZ-WILSHAW
20-23 August 2026 Gallery open 1-5pm daily Instagram: @francisolvezwilshawartist Website: www.francisolvez-wilshaw.com During my residency at the Crypt Gallery, I will explore the relationship between sound, moving image and the architecture of the crypt. My practice is concerned with memory, ritual, labour, power, environmental catastrophe within the complexities of my mixed Filipino–English identity. Often bringing personal experience, cultural histories and contrasting environments into dialogue. I will develop a new video collage using Super 8 footage filmed during my most recent visit…
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VOICES FROM THE UNDERGROUND
Exhibition title: Voices from the Underground Artist: Shuanglin Zhu 24 August: 11:30am–6:00pm 25–27 August: 10:00am–6:00pm Voices from the Underground is an exhibition of hand-hammered copper works by Shuanglin Zhu, exploring faith, persecution, resilience and hope. Drawing on the experiences of underground Christian communities in China, the exhibition reflects on faith lived under pressure and voices that are often hidden from public view. The exhibition also expresses gratitude for the legacy of Western missionaries who served generations of people in China through education, healthcare…
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VOICES FROM THE CRYPT
28 August – 3 September Open: 12-8pm daily An exhibition where twelve artists transform an historical burial vault into a living dialogue of form, memory and imagination.
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PLASTIC CONTROL II
Opening dates and times: 8-13 September, open 11-5 daily. PV date and time: 10 September 5-8 Artist Website: www.williamlakin.com Statement: PLASTIC CONTROL II is part of an on-going and interdisciplinary research project by artist and post-graduate researcher, William Lakin on the subject of online conspiracy theory communities. The works in this show consist of photography, text, sculpture and interactive pieces and centre around the storytelling and world-building practices of online conspiracy theory communities Conspiracy theories are both familiar and absurd; they…
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