We live in a world created by nature but designed by man. Everyday we interact with hundreds of objects, the majority of which we take for granted. Some are inventive and ingenious, some are full of poetry and memories and some seem indispensable but can ultimately be destructive.  Curator Alison Milner and photographer Steve Speller encourage you to look a little differently at these everyday objects.An ongoing self-led workshop space is open throughout […]

Artists group BBKP, Nathan Birchenough, Nicholas Brown, Craig Kao, Savvas Papasavva, present their photography commission exhibition D Eye Y at the Pump House Gallery from the 6 February 2013.D Eye Y is an animated, imaginative journey exploring non digital photography.  Over the past months, Wandsworth based Artist Group BBKP have been working with residents, artists and community groups to experiment with photographic processes and equipment.  This exhibition is a celebratory culmination of their […]

A group exhibition that will explore how mathematical concepts underpin craft techniques and artistic development, in an attempt to demystify a subject that intimidates both adults and children, by showing unique and stimulating works of art. ‘Beauty is the First Test’ will draw together existing and new artworks to invite in-depth consideration of contemporary craft practice in this wider context. Beauty and playfulness will be evident in the exhibits to illustrate what delights […]

F.Y.I. revisits public information films and government-commissioned films from 1930s to the year 2000. From the innovative early works of filmmakers in the GPO Film Unit to the horror-movie like TV warnings of the 1970s, it explores the role and responsibility of public information films in keeping British citizens informed while often allowing creative freedom for filmmakers. From experimental animation to informative musicals, these films all operate as social documents of the times.  […]

This exhibition is the result of an experimental project by students and staff from the Royal College of Art.  To a great extent, airports are increasingly dominating our lives - the endless repetition of tensor barriers, check-ins and notice boards, which easily represent our slick, modern age. Together with excessive information and excessive space, this protracted invasion of the world we encounter is described as 'supermodernity'. Five teams from the programmes of Applied Art, […]

June will see Battersea Park become a hive of activity in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. As part of the festivities, Pump House Gallery is hosting a month long exhibition of royal memorabilia and royal memories provided by the public. The exhibition will see artefacts come together alongside photo portraits and written testaments of the owner’s anecdotal stories.'Souvenir' is an ongoing project by artist-curator Josh Knowles about popular […]

An exhibition of new works developed during the artists’ residencies at Delfina Foundation in autumn 2011. The artists are responding to the environment of the gallery, exploring it’s social and physical landscapes, and the juxtaposition of social and personal contexts.   Baptist Coelho lives and works in Mumbai, India. He merges personal approaches to research with local cultural languages, geographies and histories. He is exploring traces of conflict in people and places around […]

Art, Performance & Activism features the work of artists/activists based in Japan who push the boundaries of where art, performance and activism intersect. Presenting visually powerful and pioneering works from the mid-1990s to the present the exhibition explores differing strategies of intervention that seek to engage in contemporary debates and to change how we think and act.   Engaging with contemporary themes of art and action, private and public, memory and identity, the […]

Artists Ben Sadler and Phil Duckworth, who make up Juneau Projects have long been interested in folk art in all its forms. They are interested in the ways in which people are motivated to make things by creative desire, and not by the thought of commercial gain. With this in mind they have conceived a plan for an open exhibition – in this case a genuinely ‘open’ exhibition where contributors will not be […]

Wandsworth Council is pleased to announce ‘A Future Pump House’, a group exhibition curated by Nick Aikens. The exhibition will feature new work by invited artists who have previously exhibited at the gallery, selected students from the Royal College of Art and residents from within the Borough of Wandsworth following an open call-out.‘A Future Pump House: Ideas, Thoughts and Plans’ takes at its starting point the position the gallery (and […]

A solo show by Uk based artist Jodie Carey, Somewhere, Nowhere presents the results of a three year bursary awarded to the artist by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in partnership with Chelsea Arts Club Trust, alongside new work made for Pump House Gallery.  Somewhere, Nowhere centres around ideas of time, memory and materiality. The focus is on a transitory, ephemeral and corporeal beauty, evoking notions of time passing, memories […]

Ghosts are about, and some have dogs. Magical water features created by human fountains. The Pump House itself transformed to present living local stories from its 150 years history. Book early for a magically unique theatrical event. People Show 122: The Pump House Project is devised by Roehampton and ALRA students with People Show, with input from local residents.  It is developed in partnership with Wandsworth Arts Team and is funded by Arts Council England. People […]

For some, the idea of magic suggests fantasy and illusion, while for others it signals a license to practice deception.  'Magic Show' considers these aspects intertwined, how both art and magic employ perception-shifting tactics that exploit the power of suggestion. Artists, like magicians, manipulate and mystify not simply for entertainment, but to redress fundamental relationship within the social, political or cultural realm.  'Magic Show' features work by 24 international artists, with new […]

Hypercomics explores the shape of comics to come, in an exhibition that liberates artists from the confines of the printed page and singular narrative. Unlike conventional comics, Hypercomics offers the spectator an interactive choice of multiple storylines, each giving different perspectives on the same character, place or event. Here comics are placed into the context of an art gallery allowing their stories the unique opportunity to relate to one another from wall-to-wall and floor-to-floor. Each […]

Known for his intimate, small-scale paintings of flowers, domestic objects and people in his life Glenn Sorensen’s exhibition will be the first solo presentation of his work in a UK public gallery.  Over a two year period Sorensen has produced a series of melancholic paintings that meditate on the transient nature of existence, drawing parallels between the ephemeral life of the flowers and the people that he paints. In some works the […]

Pump House Gallery has invited German artist Christian Jankowski to realise an ambitious solo project that will take place in spring 2010. With the artist’s aim to create ‘The Perfect Gallery’ this will mark a significant development in both Jankowski’s practice and the programming aspirations of Pump House Gallery. For ‘The Perfect Gallery’ Jankowski has contracted an interior designer and team of builders to undertake real renovations […]

 ‘Four Fatrasies’ is an exhibition that marks a new and important development in the dialogue between Glasgow-based artists Alex Pollard and Clare Stephenson. Both influenced by decadent French literature and its fascination with medievalism, dandified amorality and the notion of excess to the point of collapse Pollard and Stephenson will present a hyper-theatrical, sculptural  installation over the four floors of Pump House Gallery that integrates the viewer within a total collaborative […]

From the lyrics of OutKast’s pop anthem Hey Ya to clues laid out for the amnesiac protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s film Memento, the Polaroid has had a significant impact on contemporary culture. ‘Shake It: An instant History of the Polaroid’ brings to light some of the more intriguing and innovative examples in the history of the Polaroid photograph, exploring its cultural significance and the diversity of its applications. Besides […]