A-Cold-Wall* presents Echo Forward exhibition this weekend in Soho

The multidisciplinary exhibition, presented by A-Cold-Wall* brings together works by Lucas Dupuy, Marla-Sunshine Kellard-Jones and Scarlet Griffiths.

Running from 29–31 May at 19 D’Arblay Street in Soho, the exhibition explores themes of material memory, preservation and transformation through various media.

Though each artist approaches process and medium differently, Echo Forward centres around acts of noticing, examining what remains after interaction, impact or time has altered an object or image. Across the exhibition, works consider worn surfaces, collected fragments and partially preserved forms, reflecting on the emotional impulse to archive and hold onto experience.

“These works start as a series of airbrushed autonomous drawings,” artist Lucas Dupuy says of his pieces. “Each preliminary sketch is photographed before a thorough digital examination, a prolonged process of zooming, cropping, zooming and cropping that mirrors the patterned pathways of a slowly shrinking fractal.”

“Fellow exists to contain and hold the objects which have come to represent the deceased,” adds Marla-Sunshine Kellard-Jones on her work included in the exhibition. “A snapshot of a moment in a domestic environment, the charms stand in as an active and intentional representation of a person/s. Fellow outwardly introduces the represented people/s to the viewer, allowing for them to sit with each other.”

“My works on show dissect the photographic image, treating the picture itself as material matter for play and dissection,” explains Scarlet Griffiths. “Tiny cropped fragments, viewed through hole-punched paper layered over scratched glossy prints, create shifting moments of exposure that reflect the photographic process, shimmers of light. The work considers what happens when you look beyond the surface of the material image.”

The opening night on 29 May will also feature live performances from London-based artists Silv-o and TEMZ.

Composer and multidisciplinary artist Silv-o, real name Silvo Ososki, works across sound, moving image and installation, drawing on contemporary electronic music alongside themes of memory, the subconscious and Māori heritage.

TEMZ will present Scarred, a live performance built around layered vocals, ambient textures and sub bass arrangements. The work will move through themes of nostalgia, emotional distance and solitude.

Echo Forward runs from 29–31 May at 19 D’Arblay Street, London, W1F 8ED.

Opening Hours
29 May:  11:00–21:00
30 May: 11:00–18:00
31 May: 11:00–17:00