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A silver-coloured metal sculpture of a broken round biscuit with the embossed text "OUND RICH TEA," displayed under a clear glass dome on a white base.

The answer to the wrong question (2022)

Tracey Payne

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So much for slowness (2023)

Lan “Florence” Yee

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Transparent fabric panel with printed image of side-view two-legged wooden chair and urban street background, with brownish red text reading 'so much for slowness' embroidered into the fabric.

gōlī’āṁ khā la’ī’āṁ hana? (u taken ur tablets?) (2023)

Yasmeen Fathima Thantrey

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The Great Beyond (2023)

Mike Bamgbala

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A bright and messy painting displays a man in a checked suit and a woman in a black dress with prominent clownish makeup, standing before a backdrop that merges a striped tent with an abstract outdoor scene.
A photograph of an elderly man with a white beard reading a book at a theatre cafe table, with glasses and a backpack beside him, and blurred figures visible in the background.

…about time (2016)

Paul Fletcher

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Eternity (2019)

Eskild Beck

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A miniature art installation which rotates on the face of a small battery-powered clock. A paper crafted classical facade depicts blue sky and clouds, set against a pink background, turns to reveal the night time view on the reverse side.
Small etching showing a jester in a blue hat and pink costume trapped in a gibbet over the Thames, with Canary Wharf's dark silhouette and stormy skies in the background.

A Fool in Gibbet (2023)

Oliver McConnie

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Mute (2020)

Uma Breakdown

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Air Wolf (2023)

Simon Raven

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Spoons (after Carolyn Lazard) (2023)

Jamila Prowse

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Photo of a brightly coloured textile installation in a gallery window.

The Sparkle of the Kin (2023)

Josie Rae Turnbull

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Lo-fi Sick Woman Odyssey (2021)

Charlie Fitz

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Where’s the rest? (2022)

Samiir Saunders

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Up all night reading poetry (2021)

Samiir Saunders

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Abstract sculpture of humanoid figure with four elongated orange legs and white, egg-like head, stuffing a yellow object resembling a smartphone into its mouth.

Take Me Away (2022)

Diana Zrnic

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Do you recognise me? (2023)

Fatma Durmush

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Abstract painting of an assembly of blurred and stylised faces in earthy and mixed colours with expressive brush strokes.
Two large paintings are hung on a white wall next to each other. The left is a gloomy cartoonish london scene, and the right is a happy sunny landscape with smiling characters in the same style.

Heaven and Hell (2022-23)

Yarden Fudim

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9-5 (2023)

Emmy Clarke

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Photograph of 10 mounted foamboard arranged in a long 2 by 5 grid on a white wall. They include text, speech bubbles and computer application windows.
Abstract, colourful painting of a crowded bar scene with stylised figures and text indicating a city location with live music and drinks.

Gluttony in the 21st Century I (2019)

Carole Lee

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Gluttony in the 21st Century II (2019)

Carole Lee

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A vivid painting of three people sat feasting in a restaurant or as part of some festivity. The scene is filled with bold colours, dynamic textures, and a background suggesting a lively atmosphere.