Screenings
Preview – Sorry I’m Not Sorry, Lauren Joy Kennett,
Join us for the preview of Lauren Joy Kennett’s (LJK) first solo show and the debut of her newest body of work ‘Sorry I’m Not Sorry’.
Commissioned as part of the In Focus programme in partnership with Photoworks, this new body of work explores the artists’ experience of living with undiagnosed autism.
Through autobiographical and archive photography, LJK uses cutting and collaging techniques to explore self-discovery, confrontation of life’s traumas and experiences that have shaped her existence.
These fragmented and reassembled self-portraits serve as a visceral expression of the autistic experience. They capture the frustration of perpetual misunderstanding and an incapacity to articulate inner turmoil. The images encapsulate the alienation and loneliness experienced and the exhaustive effort to conform.
‘Sorry I’m Not Sorry’ not only reflects LJK’s personal story but also resonates with the wider late-discovered autistic community and neurotypical people, inviting empathy and a deeper understanding.
At the preview, you will have the opportunity to get a first look at the exhibition ahead of its opening, and hear directly from those involved in bringing this compelling new collection of works to Aspex.
Through autobiographical and archive photography, LJK uses cutting and collaging techniques to explore self-discovery, confrontation of life’s traumas and experiences that have shaped her existence.
These fragmented and reassembled self-portraits serve as a visceral expression of the autistic experience. They capture the frustration of perpetual misunderstanding and an incapacity to articulate inner turmoil. The images encapsulate the alienation and loneliness experienced and the exhaustive effort to conform.
‘Sorry I’m Not Sorry’ not only reflects LJK’s personal story but also resonates with the wider late-discovered autistic community and neurotypical people, inviting empathy and a deeper understanding.
At the preview, you will have the opportunity to get a first look at the exhibition ahead of its opening, and hear directly from those involved in bringing this compelling new collection of works to Aspex.
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