Group Exhibition: $A Light Hold on Truth

Saturday 25 October 2025 18:00
Sunday 2 November 2025 16:00

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Found photograph from the collection of Melissa Harris, 1947/8

A Light Hold on Truth is an exhibition of work by twelve artists based at Magdalen Road Studios. It explores current and long-standing complexities surrounding the concept of truth, from so-called hard facts to representation, interpretation, and myth.

Using a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses printmaking, painting, sculpture, and moving image as well as photography, the works reflect on the conceptual and material qualities of the photographic, exploring its inherent relationship to light and reality.

The artists are interested in how truth is revealed or concealed in a variety of contexts, including the justice system, archaeological sites, the nature of wealth and material value, and memory. Using transparency and opacity; presence and absence; and fragility and destruction their work illuminates these themes in insightful and distinctive ways.

Contributing artists:

Asma Mahmud Hashmi
Catalina Renjifo
David Barron
Elina Medley
Juliet Eccles
Lissa Rodd
Louis Wootten-Davies
Lucas McLaughlin
Pascale Cumberbatch
Robin Danely
Sonia Boué
Tom Andrew

www.magdalenroadstudios.com

Magdalen Road Studios and gallery space is an integral part of the art scene and community in Oxford. Founded in August 1999 by artists Diana Bell and Kevin Slingsby, Magdalen Road Studios was established with a mission to provide affordable, high-quality studio space for local artists in Oxford.
In 2011, the organisation became a registered charity, formalising its commitment to promoting visual arts through meaningful public engagement. The charity supports this goal by offering affordable studio and exhibition spaces, as well as creating opportunities for the public to experience and participate in the visual arts.
Magdalen Road Studios is governed by a dedicated board of trustees and supported by a studio manager. Its strength lies in its collaborative structure: studio members play an active role in curating exhibitions and events, fundraising, promotion and maintaining the building; all contributing to a vibrant and sustainable creative community.