The exhibition will be open 12pm-2pm on weekdays, as well as on Friday 29 November 6pm-8pm, as part of the Lboro Lates and from 4pm-6pm on 12 and 13 December to coincide with the Winter Graduation ceremonies.

Silent Spaces is an exhibition of photographic artworks produced by the celebrated British artist Tim Head in 1982. Aesthetically, they reveal a profound tension between the abstract and the representational.  

Although they were made more than four decades ago, these sinister and unsettling works seem to speak directly to the present. The artist’s concerns about surveillance and security, power and control, conveyed through composite two-part or four-part photographic images, are as relevant today as when they were produced.  

Tim Head’s austere, alienated images of empty urban spaces challenge our notion that photography is an objective means of reproducing reality and make the world unfamiliar to us. 

This is the first time these works have been exhibited in a solo show in the UK. A fully illustrated catalogue by the curator, Professor Phillip Lindley, will be available. 

Accessibility

There is step-free access into the gallery via a ramp and side door. During opening hours, there will be an invigilator on duty in the gallery. If you require their assistance, then please alert them on arrival by calling to them or waving at them – the entrance to the gallery is fully glazed and the main entrance door should be open. If you have any specific access requirements, then please contact LUArts@lboro.ac.uk in advance of your visit and they will do their best to accommodate them.

For more information about the venue, including photographs, view the access guide for Martin Hall on AccessAble.

You can find more information regarding the facilities, parking and transport on the LU Arts website.