Thirteen photographic and lens-based artists have been selected for Photo50 at London Art Fair 2017. Entitled ‘Gravitas’, this year’s edition is curated by Christiane Monarchi, founding editor of the online magazine Photomonitor. The annual, guest-curated exhibition provides a critical showcase of some of the most innovative and distinctive elements of contemporary photographic practice.

‘Gravitas’ is inspired by the Latin word denoting ‘depth of character’ or‘solemnity’, and associated with the transition of the ancient Roman youth from boyhood to adult life. The 50 works presented in Photo50 provide a window into the worlds of adults-in-waiting, framing fleeting moments in their development between childhood and maturity with lived experience and memory. Potential narratives encompass a vast range of themes including identity formation, play, mental health, obesity, LGBT* culture, masculinity and femininity, role models, as well as looking at subcultures and the impact of the connected world on teenage experience.

More information can be found here. 

Photo Credit: Sian Davey, Gathered by the River - Last Night 7pm, from the series 'Martha', 2016. Courtesy of the artist and Michael Hoppen Gallery