
ELOISE HAWSER IN-CONVERSATION
Thursday 17 July 6.30pm, in-conversation begins 7pm sharp
To coincide with the artist's current exhibition, Civil Twilight (27 June–3 August 2025), Eloise Hawser will be in conversation with Flat Time House Curator/Director, Gareth Bell-Jones.
In this conversation Hawser will discuss the themes within the exhibition including: the changing means and mechanics of recording and documenting the passing of time and the day's events and the intersection of the two. We will discuss the making of her durational video work Clock Time inside a clock overlooking the Royal Exchange and Bank of England, her conversations at the same location with the Evening Standard distribution team on the final day of distribution, details of her making process and practice drawn from specific contexts and processes, her work Press Tracker an experimental archive exploring British newspapers over 500 days of lockdown and her commission for Modern Art Oxford working with Barbara Steveni's personal collection of newspapers.
Free, booking essential, to book please email [email protected]
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Aerial Landscapes workshop
Sunday 3 December 2023, 2–4pm
This workshop provides a unique opportunity to combine contributions by the artists and art historians who developed in the Aerial Landscapes publication with the chance to take a hands on dig into the John Latham Archive to explore the book’s aerial premise through the relationship between materials, Artist Placement Group’s (APG’s) practice, and Flat Time House’s archive.
The encounter will be facilitated by, and include contributions from the artists and art historians involved in the Aerial Landscapes publication: Nicky Bird, Katherine Jackson, Onya McCausland and Joy Sleeman.
Free but booking essential, please email [email protected] to reserve a place

Aerial Landscapes Book Launch
Thursday 30 November 2023, 7–9pm
Display available to view by appointment, Wednesday–Friday 12pm-6pm until 15 December
Join us at FTHo for the book launch event of Aerial Landscapes with readings and talks by the authors alongside a presentation of carefully selected artwork and archival materials informing the publication. The book will also be available for special reduced launch price.
Aerial Landscapes is the culmination of four years of development instigated by a one-day event exploring contemporary artists’ engagement with the Five Sisters’ Bings. In discussion with APG founder Barbara Steveni two artists, Onya McCausland and Nicky Bird, and two art historians, Katherine Jackson and Joy Sleeman, presented their investigations into John Latham's approach to site from above as manifested in his 1975–76 APG placement with the Scottish Development Office. This publication pulls together these presentations and discussions shaped by work in the archive of Flat Time House. Together the texts convey four distinct perspectives on aerial landscapes and combine the historical and first-hand with the archive.
The book launch is accompanied by a display of art works and archive materials informing and reflecting on the publication, selected by the contributing artists and art historians from their own work and from the John Latham Archive and John Latham Collection at Flat Time House.
The display will remain available to view by appointment, Wednesday–Friday 12pm-6pm until 15 December.
Please email [email protected] to arrange a viewing.
Reading the House Contents – Exhibition as Basis for Continued Dialogue
Sunday 15th October 2–4pm
Exhibition and house tour with artist, art historian and writer Michael Corris with exhibiting artists and philosophers as part of First Hand (29 September–5 November 2023).
Keen to not to see an exhibition as the final say in their journeying into art and philosophy, /origin\forward/slash\ have invited Michael Corris (Texas USA based artist and author of upcoming publication Inside Art & Philosophy: An Artist’s Point of View) to meet them at their exhibition and engage them with a public, discursive reading of the works in their show.
Free event, limited capacity, please click here to book via eventbrite

(not) Stupid as a Painter: Contemporary art in the vicinity of Philosophy
Thursday 28 September 4.30–6pm
To mark the opening of First Hand, two contributors to the exhibition, artist Mark Titmarsh and philosopher Sacha Golob (Centre for Philosophy and Art, King’s College London) will discuss the figure of the artist-philosopher. Titmarsh will lead an overview on the history of the relationship between art and philosophy, taking in philosophers who include art in their writing or were significantly changed by their encounter with art, and artists who embed philosophical thinking within their artwork, as well as an examination of artists who write from Robert Smithson to Hito Steyerl. The talk will also introduce the practice of the /origin\forward/slash\ group, of which both speakers are members, and how it is situated within this context.
Followed by exhibition opening and drinks reception 6–8pm
Free event, limited capacity, please click here to book via eventbrite

SHARING TIME / Hold, Shift, Change
Saturday 15 July 2023 2–5pm
A relaxed afternoon of food and conversation, performance, talks and installed art works. Inviting an exploration of themes in art and socially engaged practice, from economies and resources, to power and indigenous knowledges. The gathering will build upon a collective narrative that considers ways of critiquing, shifting and transforming hierarchies, and building upon vulnerability.
Contributing artists and curators: Amina Lawal Agoro, Manon Awst, Jordan Rowe, Kate Mahony, Laura Eldret, Monica Tolia, Rebecca Moss and Taey Iohe.
Event free but booking essential, please click here to reserve a place

ART & MY CAREER Olivia Hernaïz
14 March 2023 6.30pm Gameplay starts 7pm
The board game Art & My Career created by Belgian-Spanish artist Olivia Hernaïz approaches the under-representation of women and gender minorities in the contemporary art world. This is a special opportunity for players of any gender to play the game and discuss the ideas within it in a mediation session with Hernaïz and specially invited arts professionals, artists and academics.
Olivia Hernaïz: ‘Since the beginning of my career, I faced many challenges related to my status as a female artist. I therefore conceived a game that depicts different careers in the art world in the West. The structure of the game is inspired by the game “Career”, made in the fifties by the American sociologist James Cooke Brown. The content of the game was made on the basis of hundreds of confidential testimonies of female and male players in the art world.’
From artist to curator, including professor, gallerist, art educator, art historian and museum director, the participants are invited to put themselves in their shoes in order to better understand their work conditions and their struggle. The playful form of the game makes it possible to subtly approach this sensitive subject. The game sessions aim to open the dialogue and allow participants to express their opinions, share their gaming experience and, if appropriate, reflect on their personal stories.
Very limited places, to book a place click here