EXHIBITIONS
CENTRAL CITY
Centre for Living Things | 9 - 30 June
Diana Lelonek | All Day: Mon - Sun
Diana explores relationships between humans and other species. Her projects are critical responses to the processes of over-production, unlimited growth, and our approach to the environment.
Diana uses photography, living matter, and found objects, creating work that is interdisciplinary and often appears at the interface of art and science.
Shallow Waters | 2 - 29 June
Joe Laverty | All Day: Mon - Sun
'Shallow Waters' aims to investigate the way myth and tradition sit alongside heavy industry and how closely connected they are, despite being at odds with each other.
The Ocean Within | 5 - 30 June
Yvette Monahan | All Day: Mon - Sun
‘The Ocean Within’ explores the hidden roles of fish as biological timekeepers and storytellers, embodying a collective memory of the water world.
Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation | 5 June - 11 July
Mathieu Asselin | 11am - 5pm: Tues - Sat
Monsanto’s superfund sites are affecting hundreds of communities and their environment with terrifying health and ecological consequences. Mathieu Asselins investigation, looking at the company’s past and present, aims to picture what Monsanto’s near future will look like.
0169-8629 5223-01750 | 5 - 30 June
Karol Szymkowiak | 9am - 5pm Mon - Sat, 12 - 4pm Sun
Powidzkie Lake is the cleanest in Poland but it has a parallel reality as both Poland’s most immense military airfield and as a strategic military target in the advent of war.
Nationhood: Memory and Hope | 5 June - 11 July
Group Exhibition | 11am - 5pm: Tues - Sat
Nationhood: Memory and Hope is a powerful photography exhibition celebrating UK diversity, featuring Aïda Muluneh and several emerging photographers. Exploring identity, history, and community, it offers a fresh perspective on modern Britain.
RAW – Vault in Focus | 6 - 11 June
Group Exhibition | 12 - 5pm: Fri - Wed
A selection of works from Vault Artist Studio artists that employ lens-based processes in their practice. Comprising a broad range of approaches that reflects the studio’s diverse and multidisciplinary ethos.
Beyond the Gaze - Shared Perspectives | 21 June - 27 August
Sophie Calle | 11am - 5pm: Tues - Fri, 11am - 6pm: Sat
Golden Thread Gallery is excited to be showing Beyond the Gaze – Shared Perspectives presenting Voir la Mer, 2011 and six photographic pieces (L’Hôtel, 1981-1983) from the acclaimed French artist Sophie Calle.
Roving Light | 12 June - 17 July
Group Exhibition | 10am - 5pm: Mon - Thurs
Roving Light is a multi-media exhibition of a selection of QSS members that aims to create a dialogue between photography and other mediums/processes used in the artistic process.
What can you see, from over the brow? | 10 - 19 June
Aiden Brady | 12 - 4pm: Tues - Thurs
What can you see, from over the brow?' takes a view of Irish landscape which sets apocalyptic spiritual ideas, sublime ecological destruction and sincere searches for meaning alongside each other.
SOUTH CITY
Narrow Valley | 5 - 30 June
Helio León | 10am - 4pm: Mon - Sun
Here the trees are left to die, undisturbed, to feed the earth and the forest, an ecosystem of death and rebirth.
Hill Pictures | 5 - 30 June
Polly Garnett | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
‘Hill Pictures’ is an exploration of the Belfast Hills, its people, and an invitation to collaborate in visualising our natural heritage.
Bog Story | 5 - 30 June
Chad Alexander | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
An exploration into the cultural and environmental significance of bogs; the personal, economical and mythical relationships between people and the land.
A Question Of Balance | 5 - 30 June
Elliot Ross | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Water scarcity in the Navajo Nation contrasts sharply with that of neighbouring communities. This inequality, set against the American West’s ongoing megadrought, foreshadows wider challenges as global temperatures rise and resources dwindle.
In The Blink Of An Eye: Images From The 70’s, 80’s And 90’s | 5 - 30 June
Charles Ford | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Selected street images from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
The Children’s Melody | 5 - 30 June
Eli Durst | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Zhuxuanlu and American individualism reflect contrasting ideals of conformity and identity, yet both societies shape individuals through group dynamics. Eli Durst’s photography captures youth navigating this balance, revealing the tension between belonging and individuality in communal spaces.
Escaramuza, The Poetics of Home | 5 - 30 June
Constance Jaeggi O’Connor | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Constance Jaeggi O’Connor’s work captures the grace and precision of Escaramuza, a Mexican tradition of all-female equestrian teams performing intricate maneuvers sidesaddle. Their experiences, amplified through poetry, highlight both personal expression and collective pride.
The Crick | 5 - 30 June
Jim Mangan | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Jim Mangan’s photographs of former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints members reveal a different kind of resilience—young men cast out from their community who forge new identities as modern cowboys. Their mastery of horsemanship becomes a form of survival, role-playing, and self-determination, contrasting with the legacy of isolation and trauma embedded in their history.
Fragile As Glass: LGBTQI+ People In Ukraine Facing The Russian Invasion | 5 - 30 June
Sitara Thalia Ambrosio | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Sitara Thalia Ambrosio’s ‘Fragile as Glass’ documents the struggles and resilience of LGBTQI+ people during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Using photography and interviews in collaboration with the journalist Yana Radchenko, the project highlights the ongoing threats faced by queer Ukrainians.
Stages Of Air | 5 - 30 June
Oleksandr Rupeta | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Oleksandr Rupeta reflects on the surreal nature of war in Ukraine’s landscapes. Donbas, deceptively peaceful in appearance, carries the weight of destruction with its fields and forests disrupted by drone strikes, artillery fire, and trenches.
All Of Them Witches | 5 - 30 June
Bego Anton | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
‘All of Them Witches’ is a photographic reconstruction of the witch-hunts in the Basque Country.
We Didn't Choose To Be Born Here | 5 - 30 June
Thero Makepe | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Botswana and South Africa’s socio-political landscape through a personal lens, blending staged portraiture, documentary images and re-enactments to weave family history with national events.
Now And Then | 5 - 30 June
Leafy Yun Ye | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
Now and Then explores memory, identity, and diaspora, tracing Ye’s family history from WWII-era Tengchong to the Asian communities in Los Angeles. By blending archival photographs and contemporary portraits, the work blurs the boundaries between past and present, questioning what it means to belong.
Ordinary Grief | 5 - 30 June
Parisa Azadi | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
‘Ordinary Grief’ is a story of reconciliation, identity and longing. In 2017, after 25 years of self-exile, Azadi returned to Iran to reclaim her history.
Photobook Library | 5 - 30 June
Group Exhibition | 12 - 6pm: Mon - Sun
Far more than a photobook library, this is a celebration of the world’s most current and compelling photography publishing, drawn from our 'Open Submissions' initiative. Alongside this, a special library curated by Fotofestiwal Łódź presents the Polish Photographic Publication of the Year selection, offering visitors the chance to browse, read and engage with outstanding recent works.
Alternaria Alternata | 5 - 30 June
Anna Zagrodzka | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
The project is a visual reference to how nature transforms the traces
of history at former nazi extermination camps as the surrounding biosphere seeps into the buildings and objects, filling them with organic matter.
Projekt odnosi się wizualnie do procesu ingerowania natury w ślady historii w obiektach zabytkowych nazistowskich obozów zagłady. Otaczająca sfera biologiczna przenika budynki i przedmioty wypełniając je materią organiczną
Sowing the Seeds of the Wild | 5 - 30 June
Adam and Dyba Lach | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
The Queen’s Film Theatre will host a screening of ‘Sowing the Seeds of the Wild’ by Dyba & Adam Lach, followed by a Director’s Q&A and the official programme launch of Metamorfoza.
Queen’s Film Theatre zaprasza na pokaz filmu “Sowing the Seeds of the Wild” autorstwa Dyby i Adama Lachów, po którym odbędzie się spotkanie z reżyserami oraz oficjalna inauguracja programu Metamorfoza.
Polish Photographic Publication of The Year Archive | 5 - 30 June
Group Exhibition | 12 - 6pm: Mon - Sun
A special photobook library curated by Fotofestiwal Lodz, including the Polish Photographic Publication of the Year Library for visitors to explore and read.
Specjalna biblioteka fotoksiążek kuratorowana przez Fotofestiwal Łódź, obejmująca także Bibliotekę Polskiej Publikacji Fotograficznej Roku – dostępna dla zwiedzających do oglądania i czytania.
The Memories of Others | 5 June - 11 July
Akihiko Okamura | 10am - 5pm: Tues - Sun
An exhibition of rarely seen artworks by internationally important Japanese war photographer Akihiko Okamura, which documents his relationship with Ireland during the Troubles.
Bill Kirk Archive Exhibition | 5 June - 11 July
Bill Kirk | 10am - 5pm: Tues - Sun
A series of three back-to-back exhibitions developed by Frankie Quinn and the Belfast Archive Project. The first in the series is based on Bill Kirk's archive, followed by photographs by Frankie Quinn in June and by James Bell in September.
Afterwards | 5 - 19 June
Tracey McCoey | 11am - 4pm: Wed - Sat
A multifaceted installation exploring ideas of worth, ownership, exchange, fragility, sustainability, and the relationship to resources.
OUTSIDE THE CITY
Shallow Waters | 6 May - 30 June
Joe Laverty | All Day: Mon - Sun
'Shallow Waters' aims to investigate the way myth and tradition sit alongside heavy industry and how closely connected they are, despite being at odds with each other.
Hill Pictures | 5 - 30 June
Polly Garnett | Dawn to Dusk: Mon - Sun
‘Hill Pictures’ is an exploration of the Belfast Hills, its people, and an invitation to collaborate in visualising our natural heritage.
The Ocean Within | 5 - 30 June
Yvette Monahan | All Day: Mon - Sun
‘The Ocean Within’ explores the hidden roles of fish as biological timekeepers and storytellers, embodying a collective memory of the water world.
Bog Story | Permanent Install
Chad Alexander | All Day: Mon - Sun
An exploration into the cultural and environmental significance of bogs; the personal, economical and mythical relationships between people and the land.