Photoworks Festival 2026 Theme: Un/Stable: Lands, Anxieties, Dreams
The Photoworks Festival 2026, directed by Louise Fedotov-Clements, will explore the theme 'Un/Stable: Lands, Anxieties, Dreams,' examining the interconnections between identity, place, memory, community, and the environment. The festival addresses climate change, belonging, resilience, and social change through exhibitions across Brighton & Hove. Artworks by young people, emerging, and established practitioners will cover ecosystems, global and personal archives, forest restoration, and ecological and social themes, encouraging critical thinking about relationships between people, histories, landscapes, and technology.
Key facts
- Photoworks Festival 2026 theme is Un/Stable: Lands, Anxieties, Dreams
- Festival directed by Louise Fedotov-Clements
- Exhibitions across Brighton & Hove
- Addresses climate change, belonging, resilience, social change
- Features young people, emerging and established artists
- Subjects include ecosystems, archives, forest restoration, ecological and social themes
- Encourages questioning assumptions and embracing multiple perspectives
- Focuses on relationships between people, histories, landscapes, technology
Entities
Artists
- Louise Fedotov-Clements
Institutions
- Photoworks
Locations
- Brighton & Hove
- United Kingdom