Devansh Soni's 'Alone' Bridges Gujarat and Brighton at London Design Festival's Know Terrain
Devansh Soni, a filmmaker and lens-based artist from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, is currently residing in Brighton, UK. Before pursuing an MA in Filmmaking at the University of Sussex, he gained experience in photography and film in India. In July 2026, he presented his first solo exhibition, Between Horizons, at Gallery 40 in Brighton, featuring images from the Sussex coastline and western India. One of the showcased photographs, Alone, was subsequently included in the Know Terrain exhibition during the London Design Festival, which took place from 12th to 20th September 2026. Soni's artistic focus often revolves around themes of memory, migration, identity, and belonging, utilizing black and white photography, including earlier works like Mumbai Morning Run and Where Sky Meets Sea (both 2026).
Key facts
- Devansh Soni is a third-generation lens-based artist and filmmaker from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, now based in Brighton, UK.
- His debut solo exhibition, Between Horizons, was presented at Gallery 40 in Brighton in July 2026.
- The exhibition brought together photographs from western India and the Sussex coastline, exploring connections between the two locations.
- His photograph Alone was exhibited in Know Terrain during London Design Festival from 12th to 20th September 2026.
- Alone depicts a solitary figure in a vast, cracked landscape, with two hills framing the scene.
- The image has been selected for Flare, a photography journal concerned with the climate crisis.
- Soni completed an MA in Filmmaking at the University of Sussex after five years working professionally in photography and film in India.
- His earlier photographs include Mumbai Morning Run (2026) and Where Sky Meets Sea (2026).
Entities
Artists
- Devansh Soni
Institutions
- University of Sussex
- Gallery 40
- Flare
- London Design Festival
- Know Terrain
Locations
- Ahmedabad
- India
- Gujarat
- Brighton
- UK
- Sussex
- London
- Mumbai