About this event
Archival Loops is a group exhibition bringing together lens-based artists who explore archives through their practice. Presented as part of Portsmouth OPEN, Photo Fringe 2026, the exhibition considers the archive not as a fixed record of the past, but as something that can shift each time we return to it. Photographs, documents and found materials can carry personal and collective histories, but their meaning can change when they are revisited, recontextualised or encountered from a different perspective. The artists brought together in Archival Loops, selected through an open call, use archival material as a way of looking again. Their work asks what happens when photographs, documents and objects are removed from their original context, and what new stories, connections or questions might emerge. The archive becomes a feedback loop: an image that once seemed familiar can become strange; something overlooked can become significant; a story that appeared settled can be reopened. The exhibition also asks us to consider how archives are created in the first place. What is kept, and what is left behind? Which histories become visible, and which remain at the margins? And what happens
Event details
- Date
- Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Start time
- 00:00
Getting there & venue info
Portsmouth, See venue website, Portsmouth .
Good to know
What time does Archival Loops start?
Archival Loops is on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at Portsmouth, Portsmouth. The listed start time is 00:00 (UK time).
What are the set times for Archival Loops?
Official set times for Archival Loops haven't been published. The listed start is 00:00. Running orders are usually confirmed by the venue or artist closer to the date, so check their social channels.
Where is Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is at See venue website, , Portsmouth.
