Anise Gallery was founded in 2012 by Joseph Robson and Jacquelyn Jubert and is a contemporary art gallery with a strong focus towards the architectural aesthetic. Working with early to mid-career artists in a wide range of media the gallery presents an exciting and diverse programme of exhibitions, events and talks that relate back to architecture, technology and the built environment.

The original gallery is in Shad Thames, SE1, but we are now launching a second space – the Anise Workshop – in Forest Hill, SE23. To launch this second space we are holding our inaugural exhibition Crepusolo, Matteo Zamagni’s first solo exhibition in the UK. Crepuscolo focuses on the role of human activity in re-purposing and removing Earth’s resources, and in doing so disrupting world balance. Zamagni’s kaleidoscopic visions of unnatural worlds of excess, in a state of instability, bear the weight of impending ecological disasters. The short film ‘Horror Vacui’ (2018) — originally commissioned by the ICA London and Channel 4 Random Acts — will be shown alongside a new series of prints and an exclusive video screening. Meaning ‘fear of empty space’, the film’s title refers to the art historical practice of filling the entirety of a surface or expanse with detail, as well as the Buddhist concept of emptiness. This practice — the materialisation of the human fear of nothingness and its irresolution — creates a tension which makes Zamagni’s works both intensive and immersive.

Opening evening Saturday 5^th October 6pm, The Old Chapel, 27-33 Malham Road, London, SE23 1AH. Open to all, but RSVP essential to Jacquelyn@AniseGallery.co.uk. Find out more on the Anise Gallery website