CENTRAL CITY
Broken Spectre | 7 - 23 June
Richard Mosse | 1pm - 7pm: Tues - Fri, 11am - 7pm Sat - Sun
Installed in Carlisle Memorial Church, Broken Spectre is Richard Mosse’s most ambitious project to date and an Island of Ireland premiere. Taking you deep into the Brazilian Amazon, this immersive 74 min piece is presented as a bespoke video installation including a 20m wide screen and 16-channel sound, where it has been described, Mosse renders the invisible visible.
Belfast Cityscapes | 4 June - 27 July
Leon Krige | 11am - 5pm: Tue - Sat
South African photographer and architect Leon Krige employs long exposure techniques to capture the subtle interplay of cosmopolitan landscapes.
Degree Show - BA (Hons) Photography | 7 - 21 June
Group Show | 11am - 5pm: Tue - Sat
The Degree Show is a major annual highlight, showcasing the best new talents addressing important themes.
Nudge | 27 - 29 June
Patrick Colhoun & Haller Clarke | Various Opening Times
You are being manipulated. You are being watched. You are being nudged. Using sculpture, video, still images, performance, and the written word – Nudge invites visitors to experience an exhibition they may unwittingly agree to become part of.
Fell | 1 - 30 June
Emma Quin & Jos McGookin
‘Fell’ is an interventionist, outdoor series of reflections, exploring temporality and waste in modern-day life.
SMILE AI. | 7 - 23 June
Matthias Oostrik | 1pm - 7pm: Tue - Fri, 11am - 7pm Sat - Sun
SMILE AI. is a tech-art installation that immerses its audience into a dystopian future where reality is refracted through the lens of AI's statistical interpretations. Under the theme "Oops! We Automated Bullshit” SMILE AI. transforms portraits of its visitors into flawless, super-persuasive replicas, eerily smiling back at the audience.
Inquiry | 2 May - 29 June
Chad Alexander | 11am - 5pm: Tue - Sat
This exhibition by Chad Alexander comprises portrait and landscape photography to explore the impact conflict has upon certain masculine identities.
Print Divergence | 6 - 26 June
Group Show | 10am - 5pm: Mon - Fri
Discover the diverse world of printmaking as we showcase the finest prints as part of the 10th Edition of Belfast Photo Festival.
This Unending Story by Yvette Monahan | 8 - 30 June
Yvette Monahan | 12pm - 5pm: Tue - Sat
PS² presents This Unending Story, an ongoing photographic work by Yvette Monahan.
Computer Says No | 6 - 12 June
Leo Boyd | 12pm - 6pm: Daily
Computer Says No is a new, never before seen collection of drawings, animation and full sized hand drawn cardboard cutouts.
Our Streets are full of White Bears | 10 - 30 June
Barbara Caillot & Aleksandra Karkowska | All Day: Mon - Sun
Since the 1920s, men disguised as a white bear, stood in Poland, and offered photos to passers-by. Thousands of pictures became a symbol of Polish popular culture.
Signals | 6 - 29 June
Ulster University MFA Students | 11am - 5pm: Tue - Sat
The 2024 MFA exhibition showcases the photographic works of 10 international artists associated with the MFA program at Ulster University's Belfast School of Art.
Milk and Nectar | 8 - 16 June
Group Show
A multi-sited exhibition in venues along the Cregagh Road in East Belfast, bringing together seven artists who respond to global economic, social and geo-political issues by using photography to create compelling alternative visual landscapes.
Soft Listings | 6 June - 6 July
Group Show | 11:00pm - 5pm: Tue - Sat
Soft listings in an exhibition that invites visitors to reconnect with their senses through a collection of multi-sensory works in the form of sound, sculpture, scents, visual and edible art.
There was no one else there but the stones | 30 May - 2 June
Jonathan Brennan | Various Times
Jonathan Brennan's short film telling the story of a forgotten chapter in Carlisle Memorial's history, with experimental photographs, and an interactive print.
SOUTH CITY
The Other End of the Rainbow | 6 - 30 June
Kourtney Roy | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
In this solo exhibition featuring the work of Canadian artist Kourtney Roy, we present an excerpt of her expansive project, ‘The Other End of the Rainbow’. Within it, Roy intricately captures a story entrenched in themes of violence, misogyny, and systemic racism.
‘Youth Without Age, Life Without Death: Chapter 1’ | 6 - 30 June
Laura Pannack | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
A photographic exploration of the fragility of life. In this touching body of work, Laura Pannack is concerned with themes of journeys, time and the endless cycle of life and death.
El Poderosísimo “San Simón” (The Very Powerful “San Simón”) | 6 - 30 June
Juan Brenner | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
Signature to Juan Brenner’s photography, this body of work captures the complexities of cultural hybridization and, more poignantly, the way hierarchical power structures and inequality are instrumentally continued over time.
Before Freedom | 6 - 30 June
Adam Rouhana | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
‘Before Freedom’ (2022–ongoing) is an ongoing project led by how photographic representations shape our reality. Adam Rouhana’s work poignantly presents us with the quieter moments of Palestinian life, in an attempt to highlight the gap between representation and reality.
Non Technological Devices | 6 - 30 June
Chloé Milos Azzopardi | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
‘Non Technological Devices’ presents us with Chloé Milos Azzopardi’s poetic research on our ancestral need to imagine the future, prompting the question, is there an alternative to a hyper-artificial and technological world?
“Perro que ladra, no muerde” (Barking dog, don’t bite) | 6 - 30 June
Arnau Blanch Vilageliu | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
In this creative research project, photographer Arnau Blanch Vilageliu explores the hidden structural and cultural violence of Latin America’s colonial past, through narrative-driven photography, research, and appropriationism.
The Land of Promises | 6 - 30 June
Youqine Lefèvre | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
In this deeply personal story, Youqine Lefèvre's work delves into China's birth control policy, particularly its ‘one-child policy’ (1979–2015) and its many consequences and repercussions that continue to this day.
Outside the Echo Chamber | 6 June - 11 July
Andrew White | 11:00am - 4:00pm: Tues - Sun
Presenting the work of Berlin-based American photographer Andrew White, Outside the Echo Chamber documents community, friendship, and togetherness whilst capturing a glimpse into a nation on the brink of significant change and discord.
Extreme Pain, But Also Extreme Joy | 6 - 30 June
Maggie Shannon | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
Extreme Pain, But Also Extreme Joy (2020-ongoing) offers a searing documentation of the midwifery in modern day America.
This Isn't Divide and Conquer | 6 - 30 June
Aaryan Sinha | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
Using photography, Aaryan Sinha attempts to understand how historical events have played a part in shaping the Indian landscape and the ever-changing identity of its people. The work questions the relationship between photography, colonialism, and the artist’s own position.
Eyes Dazzle as they Search for The Truth | 6 - 30 June
Amin Yousefi | 7:30am - 8:30pm: Mon - Sun
What is the relationship between the photographer and the one that is photographed? In an attempt to answer this question, Amin Yousefi turned to photobooks, documenting the Iranian Revolution of 1978-1979 in his home-country, Iran.
Drawing Support: Murals, Memory and Identity | 13 April - December 24
National Museums NI | 10:00am - 5:00pm: Mon - Sun
Based on photographs of political murals taken by Bill Rolston, this exhibition explores themes of identity, cultural expression and conflict legacy.
Photo-Book Library | 6 - 30 June
Group Exhibition | 11:00am - 5:00pm: Mon - Sun
Come explore a vast array of cutting edge photo-books from around the world.