In Between exhibition docks in London

Brussels-based photographer Helene Amouzou will open a major new site-specific photo installation in the Royal Docks, co-curated by The Line and Arup Phase 2. Working in close collaboration with Praxis, a local charity supporting refugees and migrants, she explores themes of identity, migration and memory. The project, titled In Between will launch on 18th June 2025 as part of the UK-wide Refugee Week.

In Between will see a series of six analogue photographic portraits installed on bespoke display panels close to City Hall in the Royal Docks. The portraits are the outcome of small group artist-led workshops with members of Praxis using objects that create links to the participants’ heritage and place of residence. The Line’s presentation will build on the success of her acclaimed solo exhibition at Autograph in 2023. The installation will launch with the artist in conversation with Jean-François Manicom, Senior Curator, London Museum Docklands at the Good Hotel in the Royal Docks.

Amouzou, born in Togo, West Africa, in 1969 but who has lived in Belgium for the last 20 years, said: “I’m honoured to be working to develop this project around subjects that touch me personally: exile, identity, memory and visibility… From Brussels to London, everyone has their own experiences and we’ll be sharing them with the members of Praxis. Because it’s in the exchange that we’ll be able to create the portraits that will be shown in the heart of the Royal Docks.”