The Exhibitions

A photographic portrait series featuring some of England’s best chefs, Chefs in Lockdown - when the restaurant world stood still.

Photographer John Carey, whose professional career has focused on working with some of the best names in the hospitality industry, shot over 180 chefs to produce the thought-provoking, deeply personal depictions of how their restaurant businesses and livelihoods were impacted as a result of the national lockdown. The photos are published in a limited edition book, with each purchase supporting The Burnt Chef Project

We Feed the UK is a radical re-storying of regenerative farmers, food producers and grain rebels; custodians of biocultural diversity across land, sea, soil and seed.

Their nature-friendly practices are the root of our future resilience, and the time is ripe to celebrate these efforts in support of the regenerative farming transition.

Throughout 2023 they foraged for ideas, cultivating a campaign with the diverse community that it celebrates. These pop up portraits were taken by photographer Louis Little at ORFC, Groundswell and Land Skills Fair. They paint a picture of this inspiring, inclusive and innovative movement, (re)growing an agri-culture to nourish people and planet.

Part of the PEAFI academic collaboration, this exhibition was co-created with Ghanaian schoolchildren, artists, and researchers. It explores how ultra-processed foods shape school environments—driven by global systems but felt in hyperlocal ways. Through photographs, student-led storytelling, and participatory research, it reveals how everyday acts, like buying fizzy drink, are connected to wider dynamics: the interplay of formal and informal markets, global food corporations, and national political economies. The showcase raises critical questions of health, equity, and sustainability, inviting audiences to reflect on the forces shaping children’s diets and the future of our food systems.

This will be shown on Saturday 27th September 10am - 2pm.