Launch Event: Hidden Wardrobe Exhibition by Ben Topping

You're invited to celebrate the launch of our upcoming exhibition at the Hidden Wardrobe in June!

"Ben uses traditional printmaking and sculpting techniques, such as etching and casting to explore processes of erosion and ruination. He begins by visiting historic sites and castles, observing and drawing the ruins, before copying, scanning, printing and re-printing the image, as it deteriorates like the buildings themselves."

Join us on Friday 21st June at 6pm for the launch event at the Hidden Wardrobe on Old Northam Road where you will have the opportunity to explore the exhibition up close and be able to meet the artist.

Ben Topping's new exhibition will be on display in the windows of the Hidden Wardrobe from Friday 21st June until Sunday 28th July and is free to visit.

If you are unable to attend don’t worry, we will also be simultaneously launching the exhibition online on our YouTube channel.

The exhibition will be on display at the Hidden Wardrobe from Friday 21st June to Sunday 28th July 2024.

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About ‘a space’ arts

‘a space’ arts is a visual arts organisation that supports artists and inspires audiences through exhibitions, studio spaces, professional development and by culturally reanimating lost spaces with arts and heritage.

About RIPE

Led by ‘a space’ arts, in partnership with Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton and Solent University, RIPE is an ambitious programme of exhibitions, events and residencies at the Alfred Arcade, the Hidden Wardrobe and the Alfred Arms on Old Northam Road. The programme supports graduate artists in the city to exhibit and engage in artistic exchange and experimentation, forming networks and friendships that will help them sustain a fruitful visual arts practice.