BIOGRAPHIES
Ocean Loren Baulcombe-Toppin (b.1996) is a London based artist who researches what it means to ‘be’ through her gentle and meditative practice. With an understanding that existence is pure multiplicity, her work focuses upon fluidity, liminality, connection and diversity. She graduated from Chelsea College of Arts in 2018 where she received a Rossi Asiaghi Art Award. Since then, she has exhibited in shows across the UK. Recent presentations of her work include exhibitions at the Freud Museum (2020), the South London Gallery (2020), Willesden Gallery (2020) and Cove Park (2019).
Alice Campos (b. 1998) lives and works in London. She studied at Goldsmiths University gaining a First class Degree in BA Fine Art and is represented by Open Doors Gallery. Her practice gathers the disciplines of moving image, photography, sound, sculpture and writing. She collects influences from archives, literature, contemporariness, myth and science. A factual approach whilst also questioning our reality, under the idea of ‘Light Research’- immaterial and situational based research. She works independently and collaboratively, recent exhibitions have included Berlin Short Film Festival (2017), Atlas House, Ipswich Biennale (2018), Photo London (2018) and The South London Gallery (2020).
Giacomo Esposito (b. 1989) is a freelance filmmaker, specialising as a director and editor. He has made films for The Guardian, Dazed and Nowness, as well as commercial work for brands such as Nike, Ticketmaster and River Island, amongst others. In 2017 he worked on his first feature film, Faces, as Second Unit Director, which premiered at Durban International Film Festival. He has also worked in theatre, directing three plays in 2018. His first narrative short film, 'Them' will be released soon.
Andrew Finch (b. 1994) is a UK filmmaker and artist born in Brighton. His degree at King's College London explored the work of Jean Michel-Basquiat alongside cultural identity and subcultural theory within New York City. During this time he opened solo exhibitions of his collage work in London and Copenhagen, exploring themes of psychogeography, the British landscape and alternative existences in marginal worlds. His award-winning documentary film, Landscapes of the Heart (2019), has been shown in numerous national and international film festivals.
Chai Kamrai (b. 1996), are an artist.
Adriana Kytkova (b. 1989) is a film professional based in London. She has helped establish Deptford Cinema and work on multiple film productions across the UK. She has experience working in film programming and social media. She also works as a freelance photographer.
Letícia Laxon (b. 1988) lives and works in London. Born in Salvador, Brazil. She initially studied Literature and Linguistics at University Federal of Bahia, graduating with a BA in Arts Letters in 2010. In 2017 she graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Fine Art. In 2019 she received her MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London. The saint, the priest, the bride and her sister documents the social apparatus of marriage autobiographically while, at the same time, refuses to speak on those terms, engaging in an alternative kinship-based identity. Carrying paintings of a body rendered in a bridge position, A Ponte shows the artist's journey in her hometown, on Salvador’s only remaining railway line, with only thirteen kilometres still in use.
Soha Salem (b. 1997) is most interested in sharing with her loved ones, things like her films, food, space, or self. She creates work with the intention that it resonates with the people who help her navigate the experiences and feelings that excite, scare, and confuse her. Zoorkhāneh (House of Strength) is a patchwork of memories: remembered but reinterpreted, and then reenacted to help me understand intimacy and care in both personal and historical contexts. Soha welcomes you to watch the film as you please,
